It is not permissible to offer money or to acquire it through playing games on the cell phone, whether all the players or only the loser pays that money, or it comes from a third party.

Contemporary scholars differ with regard to offering prizes in order to attract customers and there are two views, one of which is that it is not allowed at all, and the other is that it may be permissible, so long as certain conditions are met.

The investment certificates that are issued by Riba-based banks of all three types – Class A, B and C – are all prohibited. Certificates of Class A and Class B are prohibited because they are loans that are guaranteed with guaranteed interest. Certificates of Class C are in fact based on Riba and that it is included in the general principle which says that “Every loan that brings a benefit is Riba.”

How to combat the dangers of cartoons in Islam: • Focus on teaching children to memorise the Quran and to make the best use of their youthful energy and willingness to learn for that purpose. • Teach them to love Prophet Muhammad and his Companions by teaching them their biography and life stories, choosing age-appropriate books for the children. • Teach them something about issues of creed (`Aqidah) in a simple and straightforward manner. • Teach them to denounce and hate evil, and teach the child that he should not watch cartoons in which there is music or girls who are uncovered or crosses.

It is not permissible to offer payment or prizes for sports betting, whether that is offered by one of the competitors or by some other party. It is not permissible to bet on expectations, even if that is for something other than money, because that comes under the heading of speculating about the unseen, and it is not permissible to do any programming of software having to do with this betting.

It is not permissible to give prizes, whether in the form of money or otherwise, except in the case of camel races, horse races or archery contests, according to the majority of scholars. It makes no difference whether the prize comes from the wealth of the competitors themselves or from the wealth of some external party.