Selling a cricket match ticket to a non-Muslim
Question
I won tickets to a cricket match after entering a quiz. Can I sell it to a non-Muslim and use the money earned from the sale for myself?
Answer
It is not permissible to sell a cricket match ticket to either Muslims or non-Muslims, due to cricket matches comprising of a host of evils such as, intermingling of sexes, music, consuming of alcohol, Satr of players being exposed etc. This is the more cautious view recorded in the Kitaabs of Fiqh and the view of the Darul Ifta.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
ويجوز بيع آلات الملاهي من البربط والطبل والمزمار والدف ونحو ذلك عند أبي حنيفة لكنه يكره وعند أبي يوسف ومحمد لا ينعقد بيع هذه الأشياء لأنها آلات معدة للتلهي بها موضوعة للفسق، والفساد فلا تكون أموالا فلا يجوز بيعها(بدائع الصنائع 5/144)
Re: – Fataawa Qaasmiyyah Pg. 322 Vol. 19 / Fataawa Raheemiyyah Pg. 236 vol. 10 / Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah Pg. 174 Vol. 24
- Answered by
- Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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