The Ruling on Playing Chess
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Question:
The questioner says: A preacher was preaching to the people and said that what is called chess is forbidden. He asks: Is what he mentioned correct? That chess is forbidden.
Answer:
Chess is forbidden. Yes, it is a Zoroastrian game. The game is Zoroastrian, and it is not permissible to play chess. If it is played for a stake, the prohibition is even stronger. If it is for a stake, it is more strictly forbidden, and this is consuming wealth unjustly and participating in forbidden competitions. And if it is without a stake, it is also not permissible, because it is a means to taking a stake and imitating the Zoroastrians, so this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner says: A preacher was preaching to the people and said that what is called chess is forbidden. He asks: Is what he mentioned correct? That chess is forbidden.
Answer:
Chess is forbidden. Yes, it is a Zoroastrian game. The game is Zoroastrian, and it is not permissible to play chess. If it is played for a stake, the prohibition is even stronger. If it is for a stake, it is more strictly forbidden, and this is consuming wealth unjustly and participating in forbidden competitions. And if it is without a stake, it is also not permissible, because it is a means to taking a stake and imitating the Zoroastrians, so this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (55:14)
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