Why Purchasing Gift Cards is No Haram in Islam with 2 Hadiths
C.J Ahmed-27.04.2023
Gift cards are a token that is of specified cash value which you can use to purchase goods. These kinds of transactions are not haram because they do not involve any interest or which are doubtful are the two main transactional points which is generally forbidden in Islam.
1). A Gift Card Has No Interest
Gift cards have no ineterest and this is what Allah (st) says in th e Quran,
"O believers, take not doubled and redoubled interest, and fear God so that you may prosper" (3:132)
A gift card is something that is exchanged hand to hand which is halal.
Ibn 'Abbas; (Allah be pleased with them) reported on the authority of Usama b. Zaid Allah's Messenger (sal) as having said this:
“There is no element of interest when the money or commodity is exchanged hand to hand.” (Sahih Muslim)
2)A Gift Card is Not Ambiguos
A gift card does not involve uncertainty and it is not haram.
Abu Huraira said that “God’s Messenger (sal)forbade a transaction determined by throwing stones, and the type which involves some uncertainty”(Sahih Muslim)
Gifts cards are similer to giving a physical gift and the only difference is that it has a certain amount of monetary value in it. Narrated 'Aishah (rsli),
“Allah's Messenger (sal) would accept a gift and give something in return for it.” (Bukhari)
Gifts cards are not haram in Islam.
Gift cards are a token that is of specified cash value which you can use to purchase goods. These kinds of transactions are not haram because they do not involve any interest or which are doubtful are the two main transactional points which is generally forbidden in Islam.
1). A Gift Card Has No Interest
Gift cards have no ineterest and this is what Allah (st) says in th e Quran,
"O believers, take not doubled and redoubled interest, and fear God so that you may prosper" (3:132)
A gift card is something that is exchanged hand to hand which is halal.
Ibn 'Abbas; (Allah be pleased with them) reported on the authority of Usama b. Zaid Allah's Messenger (sal) as having said this:
“There is no element of interest when the money or commodity is exchanged hand to hand.” (Sahih Muslim)
2)A Gift Card is Not Ambiguos
A gift card does not involve uncertainty and it is not haram.
Abu Huraira said that “God’s Messenger (sal)forbade a transaction determined by throwing stones, and the type which involves some uncertainty”(Sahih Muslim)
Gifts cards are similer to giving a physical gift and the only difference is that it has a certain amount of monetary value in it. Narrated 'Aishah (rsli),
“Allah's Messenger (sal) would accept a gift and give something in return for it.” (Bukhari)
Gifts cards are not haram in Islam.