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Hadith 535

535 - وَأَنَاهُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، نا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ رَشِيقٍ، نا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، نا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، نا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَزْرَقُ، نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ فَهُوَ كَمَنْ غَمَسَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ» وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَقَالَ فِيهِ: فَكَأَنَّمَا صَبَغَ يَدَهُ
Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever plays Nardashir (backgammon) is like the one who has soiled his hand with the flesh of a pig." Muslim ibn Hajjaj narrated it through the chain of Zuhair ibn Harb from Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi from Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on them), and in it he said: «فكانما صبغ يده» (So it is as if he has soiled his hand).
Hadith Reference مسند الشهاب / 535
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح ، وأخرجه مسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2260، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 5873، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 4939، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 3763، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 21010، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 23445»
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
Nardashir is a game that is played by placing pieces on squares made on a board and moving them in a particular manner. Chausar, chess, and similarly carrom board and ludo, etc., are its various forms. In this game, it is generally played by placing a bet, and the loser pays the winner some item or cash; therefore, it is included in gambling and is forbidden (haram). The one who plays nardashir has been likened to a person whose hands are soiled with the flesh and blood of a pig, as if the person who plays nardashir soils his hands with the flesh and blood of a pig. From this, the gravity of this sin can be well understood.