The game of Belote is forbidden because it contains the semblance of gambling
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Question:
And he asks, may Allah preserve you, about the ruling on playing Belote?
Answer:
Playing this Belote is not permissible. It is not permissible because it is in the form of gambling, it distracts from the remembrance of Allah, and it makes people foolish, so there is no good in it. As for if it is played for a stake, then that is gambling; that is maysir (gambling).
And he asks, may Allah preserve you, about the ruling on playing Belote?
Answer:
Playing this Belote is not permissible. It is not permissible because it is in the form of gambling, it distracts from the remembrance of Allah, and it makes people foolish, so there is no good in it. As for if it is played for a stake, then that is gambling; that is maysir (gambling).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1826] لعبة البلوت محرمة لما فيها من شبه القمار - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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