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موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Malik (Yahya)
كتاب الجامع
Book: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي النَّرْدِ
What is Reported Regarding Backgammon
Muwatta Malik (Yahya) 1749 — What is Reported Regarding Backgammon
وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ " إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ يَلْعَبُ بِالنَّرْدِ ضَرَبَهُ وَكَسَرَهَا " .
Whenever Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw any of his household playing chess (or backgammon), he would beat him and break the chessboard.
قَالَ يَحْيَى : وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، يَقُولُ : لَا خَيْرَ فِي الشَّطْرَنْجِ وَكَرِهَهَا، وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَكْرَهُ اللَّعِبَ بِهَا وَبِغَيْرِهَا مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ، وَيَتْلُو هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلا الضَّلالُ سورة يونس آية 32
Yahya said: I heard from Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him: Playing chess is not good, there is no benefit or goodness in it, and he considered it disliked. And I heard from Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him: He used to say: Playing chess and all frivolous, useless games are disliked, and he used to recite this verse «﴿فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ﴾ [يونس : 32]» "So what is there after the truth except misguidance?"
