Let me add some more details to PCH sweepstakes since it’s very tempting and I want to make sure it’s not haram before continue participating in it. The way it works is you earn tokens by playing games, scratch offs, taking quizzes etc and then enter sweepstakes by redeeming tokens. All you have to do is spent time on your mobile, iPad etc to earn more and more tokens to be able to claim as many entries as possible to enhance your chance of being the winner. Another way of entering some big sweepstakes is by watching offers/advertisements by the sponsors. This gives you entry in the sweepstake as well as tokens. I see all kinds of advertisements including donation appeals for charity organizations and mosque construction etc. But I noticed that some of the ads promote gambling i.e the sponsors are those who are involved in gambling.

Keeping all these details in mind, do you see any objections Islam could have if one wins big amount through such sweepstakes? Is it ok to take the money from sponsors who are running illegal businesses (Islamically speaking)? I heard a scholar saying it’s not ok but wanted to have JAG’s point of view.