Charity lottery win

[Jamiemark11]

Hi everyone

I recently entered a charity lottery at the hospital where my son is looked after and I won

I would love to gift some of the money to my daughters nursery teacher as she is so lovely and has done so much for her

However my daughters teacher is Muslim and I know gambling isn’t allowed in Islam and I won the money through a lottery

Will she be allowed to accept the money as a gift from me? I’m just asking ahead as I don’t want to put her in a disappointing or difficult situation

Thank you in advance

That's very generous of you!

It is religiously recommended to accept a gift when offered, so long as the gift itself is not something haram like a bottle of wine. It's not the recipient's responsibility to investigate how the giver obtained the gift, and the recipient isn't responsible for the giver's gambling.

It is different if the giver who won the money through a lottery is a Muslim, because gambling is not allowed in Islam, and by accepting the money the recipient would be condoning a haram act. This doesn't apply to non-Muslims for whom it is not forbidden in their beliefs.

When you offer the gift to the nurse, do you have to declare that you won it in the lottery? Though it's not haram for her to accept it, it might make her feel uncomfortable - or she might be totally fine with it and appreciate the thought!

I'd also check if you're allowed to gift money with the nursery rules too and how much

@ForPeaceSake
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a reply to me
I’m so glad I’ll be able to gift her the money.
I was uncertain whether or not to tell her I won the money through a charity lottery, it explains why I have the money and why I’m gifting it to her but equally I don’t want to make her uncomfortable but I’m sure overall she’ll be really happy with the gift

@Hyperquiet Ah good point, my daughter and son are finishing the nursery in July so maybe I’ll wait until then to gift it
Thanks so much

So lovely and no problem with her accepting some from you. No need to even mention it to be honest. Put it in a card and write some nice words… tell her to open it on Eid which is coming at the end of this month 🙂

Yes she can accept the gift as she didn't do the lottery herself. It is perfectly fine and you don't need to tell her where it came from either.

@Istilldontlikeolives Great idea, ie Eid, I’ll put it in a card for on Friday

@MixedBananas Thats great to know, I’m really glad I can give it to her, she really deserves it