The Ruling on Wasting Time in Play
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Question:
Some of the youth say, and this questioner says, “Come, let us kill the time by playing backgammon and wasting our time.”
Answer:
This is not permissible. Time is precious; one should preserve it by doing what benefits him in his religion and his worldly affairs. Time is not an enemy for him to kill; rather, it is for his benefit. So he should preserve his time by doing what is beneficial for his religion and his worldly affairs. Yes.
Some of the youth say, and this questioner says, “Come, let us kill the time by playing backgammon and wasting our time.”
Answer:
This is not permissible. Time is precious; one should preserve it by doing what benefits him in his religion and his worldly affairs. Time is not an enemy for him to kill; rather, it is for his benefit. So he should preserve his time by doing what is beneficial for his religion and his worldly affairs. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/081 — archive.org (14:04)
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