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Chess Playing/Watching is Forbidden | Hubeali Skip to content Hubeali Menu Topics Quran Tafseer Books Urdu Books English Books Sermons School of Wilayat Search for: Search Button Home Articles Chess Playing/Watching is Forbidden Details Sidebar Chess Playing/Watching is Forbidden A centuries old and pre-Islamic game ‘Shatrang’ (Chess) has been prohibited by the Masomeen – asws , there are many references to their – asws traditions against playing it or even looking at its table.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Moamar Bin Khallad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan -asws having said: ‘The dice and the chess, and the fourteen (a game) are at one status, and everything what is speculated upon, so it is gambling’.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid and Al Husayn Bin Saeed, altogether, from Al Nazar Bin suweyd, from Dorost, from Zayd Al Shahham who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah -asws about the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic [22:30] therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words . So he -asws said: ‘The ‘ uncleanness of the idols ’ is the chess, and the ‘ false words ’ is the singing (music)’.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Musny Al Hannat, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘The chess and the dice, are both (classified as) the gambling’.