What is the ruling on the money

Q 5: Some food stores in America give their customers unknown numbers and in case that specific number which is defined by these stores is picked out, they win a financial prize. Is it permissible for a Muslim to take such a prize? It is worth mentioning that a person does not pay for these numbers. Rather, they get the numbers when they shop from or visit the concerned stores.

A: In case the matter is exactly as you have mentioned, it is not permissible for you to take the prizes that stores give their customers when they shop from or visit them. Choosing numbers which are unknown to you and knowing them later is a sort of gambling which is Haram (prohibited) according to Qur'an, Sunnah, and Ijma` (consensus of scholars). May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.