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The determining factor of fairness is not the dollar amount, but whether or not the involved parties intend to take undue advantage of each other, or to cheat each other. Would it be fair if you had to pay $3 and could win the biggest prize of let’s say only $5? How about if they didn’t charge you any money at all, and you could still win the $50 prize? I actually won a pricey tablet computer at a conference once just because I was there – without having to spend a dime. Was it unfair to the conference organizers? How about a woodworker who creates a picture frame for $2 and sells it for $40? Or how about Macy’s selling you something below cost on a closeout sale? All these things are baked into their business models. I think as Muslims we have always been incorrectly taught that any business transaction where probability is involved are unfair and haram. In my understanding it is unfortunate, because most things in this world are only probable. Many businesses fail just because they miss this little point.
reconstruction of gambling thought – farming narrative