{"id":25159,"date":"2022-04-20T23:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=25159"},"modified":"2022-04-20T23:53:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:53:27","slug":"would-it-be-permissible-to-buy-an-amazon-mystery-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/would-it-be-permissible-to-buy-an-amazon-mystery-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Would It Be Permissible To Buy an Amazon Mystery Box?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06043<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Habiba Akhtar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Would it be permissible to buy an amazon mystery box? Is the jahalah overlooked?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In order for Bay&#8217; \/ a financial or trading transaction to be complete and valid, there are a few conditions or criteria to be met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">One of these criteria is that the price cannot be absolute as long as the quantity or quality of the item\/merchandise hasn&#8217;t been specified. (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This means that when the description of the item isn&#8217;t clear, such a transaction will not be valid. This will be an unseen and unknown item.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Therefore, in response to your query, the bay&#8217; wouldn&#8217;t be valid as you are unaware of what the box consists of exactly. There may be satisfaction in the purchase and maybe not. The quality may be questionable for the price charged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Consider the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It is as if the purchase is a lucky draw. You may find something of your use and some not. This is similar to gambling. There is the luck factor involved.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Narrated Abu Hurairah:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) prohibited the Gharar sale, and the Hasah sale.&#8221; (2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The hadith above clearly mentions the prohibition of deceitful sales. Gharar refers to deceit and Hasah refers to coming to a contract based on pebbles and what it falls on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Therefore, such transactions should be avoided and purchases should be made for those things necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Habiba Akhtar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0637\u0644\u0642\u0629 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0635\u062d \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u062f \u0648 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u0629\u061b \u0644\u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u062f\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0647\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0641\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0639\u0629\u060c \u0641\u064a\u0645\u062a\u0646\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0644\u0645\u060c \u0648\u0643\u0644 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0635\u0641\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u0645\u0646\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0632\u060c \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644. \u0642\u0627\u0644: \u0648\u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0639 \u0628\u062b\u0645\u0646 \u062d\u0627\u0644 \u0648\u0645\u0624\u062c\u0644 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u0644 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u064b\u061b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Hidayah, Al Bushra, Vol 5, Page 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u062d\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u0643\u064f\u0631\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0628\u064d\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u0623\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064f\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062f\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631\u064e\u062c\u0650\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0647\u064f\u0631\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0646\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0649 \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0639\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0631\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0639\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0635\u064e\u0627\u0629\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Jami Tirmidhi, 1230<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06043 &nbsp; Answered by: Alimah Habiba Akhtar &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Would it be permissible to buy an amazon mystery box? 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