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Question
In one of the book fairs, they sold tickets for money to be given to the mujaahideen, and those who answered a question correctly were entered into a draw to be given prizes bought from the dealers who were taking part in the exhibition.
Answer
Praise be to Allah.We put this question to Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez
ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), who answered:
It
is not permissible, because the way in which it is done is haraam.
Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)