Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umery, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws regarding the Words of Allah -azwj Blessed and High [22:30] therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words . He -asws said: ‘The uncleanness of the idols it is the chess, and the false words is the singing (music)’.
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abdul Malik Al Qummy who said, ‘I and my brother Idrees were in the presence of Abu Abdullah -asws , so Idrees said, ‘May we be sacrificed for you -asws ! What is the gambling?’ So Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘It is the chess’. He said, ‘So I said, ‘But they (people) are saying that it is the dice?’ He -asws said: ‘And the dice, as well’.
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Abdullah Bin Aasim, from Ali Bin Ismail Al Maysami, from Rabie Bin Abdullah, from Al Fuzayl who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far -asws about these things which the people play with, the dice and the chess, until I ended up to (mentioning) Al-Suddary (a game).