Lottery: Is It Permissible to Buy ‘Social Welfare Gift’ Tickets?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Lottery: Is It Permissible to Buy ‘Social Welfare Gift’ Tickets?

English:

Question #1231:

What is the ruling of buying tickets in the name of ‘social welfare gifts’ which are distributed among people?

Answer #1231:

There is no shar‘ī objection to publishing and distributing tickets for collecting people’s contributions and using them in charity and encouraging the contributors through stipulation of drawing lots. Also, paying for such tickets with the intention of participating in charitable matters is no problem.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Lottery