موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي النَّرْدِ
What is Reported Regarding Backgammon
Hadith 1747
حَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدِ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever plays backgammon (or chess), then he has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."
Hadith 1748
وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهَا : أَنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِهَا كَانُوا سُكَّانًا فِيهَا وَعِنْدَهُمْ نَرْدٌ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ : " لَئِنْ لَمْ تُخْرِجُوهَا لَأُخْرِجَنَّكُمْ مِنْ دَارِي "، وَأَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that some people used to stay in her house. The Prophet (peace be upon him) heard that they had chess (or chaucer) with them, so he sent a message saying, "Remove the chess from my house, otherwise I will expel you from my house," and he considered it bad.
Hadith 1749
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.
Hadith 1749B1
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?"
