Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 27825 — Playing backgammon, and reports on it

Qatadah said: It has reached us that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about playing with the dice of backgammon. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this is the gambling of the non-Arabs." The narrator said: Qatadah used to consider playing with anything disliked, even playing with pebbles.