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Bayhaqi 20974 — One who disliked every game people play, such

قَالَ يَحْيَى: وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ لِلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ: هَذِهِ النَّرْدُ مَيْسِرٌ، أَرَأَيْتَ الشِّطْرَنْجَ أَمَيْسِرٌ هِيَ؟ قَالَ الْقَاسِمُ: " كُلُّ مَا أَلْهَى عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَهِيَ مَيْسِرٌ ".
Umar bin Ubaydullah used to say to al-Qasim bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him): Nard is maysir; what is your view about chess, is it maysir? Al-Qasim bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Everything that distracts from the remembrance of Allah and from the prayer is maysir."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الشهادات / 20974
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