Penny Auctions are Haram.....

Hi Everybody,

I have started this blog long time ago as a free guide for swoopo and any other penny auctions site, but recently I knew that it's Haram (illegal for Muslims) to participate in penny auctions due to the gambling factor in it.


So swoopo is haram, this is because it satisfies the gambling criterion:
1. everybody loses except one.
2. everybody participating in the auction pays, and if they don't win, they don't get back what they have paid.

May Allah Bless you all.