Is it permissible to participate in contests promoted through television and the internet where you can win cash, a house, a car, by submitting your name and number through phone calls, mail, or text messages?

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Is it permissible to participate in contests promoted through television and the internet where you can win cash, a house, a car, by submitting your name and number through phone calls, mail, or text messages?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

Yes it is permissible to participate in such contest as far as the contents and the aim of the contest is not sinful.

‘Wassalam.