Playing Chess and Its Connection to the Amusements of the Modern Age
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is playing chess one of the amusements of the modern age, and is it forbidden?
Answer:
Without a doubt, chess is an action of the Zoroastrians, and it is not permissible to use it. If it is played for prizes, it is forbidden, and there is scholarly consensus on its prohibition. If it is played without prizes, it is still not permissible because it is a game of the Zoroastrians.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is playing chess one of the amusements of the modern age, and is it forbidden?
Answer:
Without a doubt, chess is an action of the Zoroastrians, and it is not permissible to use it. If it is played for prizes, it is forbidden, and there is scholarly consensus on its prohibition. If it is played without prizes, it is still not permissible because it is a game of the Zoroastrians.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (1:15:30)
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