A form of gambling

Question

Question: The gist of the question is this: Zayd says that his statement is correct, and Bakr says that his statement is correct. A wager of a hundred rupees each was made between the two, and they placed two hundred rupees with a third party, on the understanding that whoever’s statement proves correct will take the two hundred rupees. The question is: is this form permissible or not?

Answer

This is gambling, which is impermissible. The money must be returned to its owner.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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