Playing with dice
Question
What is the fatwa with regards to the usage of dice in any game?
Answer
It is Makrooh-e-Tahreemi to play games with dice, regardless of the type of game being played. It is recorded in a narration of Abu Dawud Sharif and Ibn Majah, “Whoever plays backgammon (a game played with dice) or with dice (itself), then he has disobeyed Allah and His Rasul Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam.” Another narration states that whoever plays with dice, it is as though he has dyed his hand in the meat and blood of swine. In conclusion, it is not permissible to play with dice, or any game wherein dice will be used.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وَ كُرِهَ تَحْرِيمًا اللَّعِبُ بِالنَّرْدِ وَ كَذَا الشِّطْرَنْجِ (رد المحتار ج 6 ص 394 دار الفكر)
وَأما الشطرنج فقد قَالَ عبد الله بن عمر: أَنه شَرّ من النَّرْد، وَنَصّ على تَحْرِيمه مَالك وَأَبُو حنيفَة وَأحمد، وَكَرِهَهُ الشَّافِعِي. قلت: إِذا كَانَ الشطرنج شرا من النَّرْد فَانْظُر مَا قَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم، فِي النَّرْد، رَوَاهُ مَالك فِي (الْمُوَطَّأ) وَأحمد فِي (مُسْنده) وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه فِي (سنَنَيْهِمَا عَن) أبي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيّ، رَضِي الله تَعَالَى عَنهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: (من لعب بالنرد فقد عصى الله وَرَسُوله) ، وروى مُسلم عَن بُرَيْدَة بن الْحصيب الْأَسْلَمِيّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: (من لعب بالنرد شير فَكَأَنَّمَا صبغ يَده بِلَحْم خِنْزِير وَدَمه) – (عمدة القاري ص208 ج18)
- Answered by
- Maulana Ebrahim Ahmed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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