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State the ways through which Muslims can discourage gambling in the society.

      

State the ways through which Muslims can discourage gambling in the society.

  

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Kavungya
i. Guidance and counseling should be undertaken in madrassas, school and mosques, to enlighten the Muslims on the evils of gambling.
ii. Creating employment opportunities for the youth to act as a substitute for the vice especially for those who are unemployed and are out to make quick money.
iii. Appealing to the authorities to ban gambling and the venues where it takes place, this will discourage many people from engaging in the vice.
iv. Establishing recreational facilities e. g play grounds gym facilities, swimming pools, IT centres etc. especially for the youth who are more vulnerable and can fall into the vice.
v. Parents to ensure that the youth are occupied in meaning activities while at home so as to avoid idling and thus engaging in the vice.
vi. Muslims individual/organizations to offer loans to other Muslims to start income generating projects and small businesses which will go a long way in discourage the vice.
vii. Gambling as a vice is taught in the IRE syllabus and also in madrassas and this equips the youth with the relevant knowledge to avoid the vice.
viii. Creating awareness on the evils of gambling through the mass media e.g. radio, television, internet.
ix. Organizing workshops and seminars for experts to strategize on the best way forward of containing/ fighting gambling.
Kavungya answered the question on June 21, 2019 at 10:41


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