What is the ruling on lottery

Q 5: The municipality collects money from merchants to help it carry out its work. In return, it distributes lotteries among them so that some of them would win prizes. Is this Halal (lawful)?

A: A lottery is a kind of gambling, and thus, the money earned from it is Haram (prohibited) because Allah (Exalted be He) says: O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansâb, and Al-Azlâm (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan’s (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.