I understand that playing for a prize (عوض) is prohibited except in the cases explicitly mentioned (arrows, hooves, and horses), but I saw in your fatwas that it is permissible to take a prize from the state or a club, which has confused me. Therefore, I hope you can clarify the ruling on taking a prize in cases not explicitly mentioned, and explain the different opinions of scholars.

The majority of scholars hold that competitions with a prize are not permissible except in what has been explicitly mentioned in the texts (horses, camels, and archery). Scholars have differed regarding the permissibility of competitions with a prize in areas not explicitly mentioned in the texts, falling into two opinions:

The First Opinion: It is absolutely impermissible, and this is the view of the majority.

The Second Opinion: It is permissible if the prize provider is not one of the competitors and no forbidden outcome results from the competition. This is the view of some contemporary scholars.

The preferred opinion is the first, based on the hadith: "There is no prize except for an arrow, a hoof, or a horse's hoof" (لا سبق إلا في نصل أو خف أو حافر), and because things other than these three are not needed for jihad.