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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللهو واللعب
Book of Amusement and Play
بَابُ تَحْرِيمِ الْقَمَارِ وَاللَّعْبِ بِالنَّرْدِ وَمَا فِى ذلك
Chapter on the Prohibition of Gambling and Playing with Dice and What Is Related to That
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7892 — on the Prohibition of Gambling and Playing
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْخَطَمِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَلْعَبُ بِالنَّرْدِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْقَيْحِ وَدَمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي
Abdur Rahman Khatmi narrates from his father that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The person who plays backgammon and then goes to pray, his example is like that of a person who performs ablution with pus and the blood of a pig and then prays.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In these ahadith, playing with nardshir (backgammon) is prohibited, while the purpose of the ahadith in this chapter is not that only this game is prohibited. There is great variation and difference in the names and methods of games; therefore, we will decide about the permissibility or impermissibility of each game by considering the Shar‘i temperament and objective.
