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Fatwa #154217 November 2000Pakistan

If a person wins money by gambling(millions) can he use that money? Can he use it to pay his debts or invest it in the bank and use the interest money to pay his debts?

Answer

Gambling is strictly prohibited (haraam). The income from gambling is also
haraam.

Was salaam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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