Buying and Selling: Ruling on Purchasing an Item Through a Lottery Sale

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Purchasing an Item Through a Lottery Sale

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Question #1537:

A television set was offered for sale by lot. Over one hundred people took part in the process. The ticket I held won the lot and thus I bought the set. Is this transaction correct? And is it permissible for me to make use of this television set?

Answer #1537:

If the sale agreement was concluded after you had won the drawing, there is no problem in the purchase transaction. Nor is there any problem in making use of the goods you bought.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Buying and Selling