QUESTION: Nowadays, supermarkets and retail stores (such as clothing stores) offer a service where customers earn points when they make purchases. After shopping a few times and accumulating enough points, these points can be redeemed for a discount on future purchases. Is this process similar to earning interest, and can using these points be considered haram?
QUESTION: Nowadays, supermarkets and retail stores (such as clothing stores) offer a service where customers earn points when they make purchases. After shopping a few times and accumulating enough points, these points can be redeemed for a discount on future purchases. Is this process similar to earning interest, and can using these points be considered haram?
14May
ANSWER:
No problem in redeeming this & its not interest.
QUESTION: Nowadays, supermarkets and retail stores (such as clothing stores) offer a service where customers earn points when they make purchases. After shopping a few times and accumulating enough points, these points can be redeemed for a discount on future purchases. Is this process similar to earning interest, and can using these points be considered haram?