Ruling on Playing Cards and Karam, Light on the Path
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The questioner:
He asks: What is the ruling on playing cards, al-Dumna, and Karam? As for the well-known cards that contain images and are called by various names, these are not suitable. They resemble chess in some respects, and they involve amusement and distraction from good. And
The Shaykh:
they occupy the minds with things that may harm them and prevent them from what is more important, such as returning the greeting. They may even distract one from performing the prayer in congregation, or distract one from other important matters. Therefore, what appears from their state is that they are among the instruments of amusement and are forbidden. As for the Shat al-Dumna, then in
The questioner:
al-Dumna and Karam.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what al-Dumna is.
The questioner:
Do not stray from the cards entirely; it ends there.
The Shaykh:
The cards they call Kira, or al-Zanjafa, or such, which are cards containing specific images that people play with, resulting in amusement and heedlessness, and involving competition, are all prohibited because they are instruments of amusement. If money is involved, the prohibition is stronger. If money is involved and there is a stake, the prohibition is stronger, and it becomes part of gambling.
He asks: What is the ruling on playing cards, al-Dumna, and Karam? As for the well-known cards that contain images and are called by various names, these are not suitable. They resemble chess in some respects, and they involve amusement and distraction from good. And
The Shaykh:
they occupy the minds with things that may harm them and prevent them from what is more important, such as returning the greeting. They may even distract one from performing the prayer in congregation, or distract one from other important matters. Therefore, what appears from their state is that they are among the instruments of amusement and are forbidden. As for the Shat al-Dumna, then in
The questioner:
al-Dumna and Karam.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what al-Dumna is.
The questioner:
Do not stray from the cards entirely; it ends there.
The Shaykh:
The cards they call Kira, or al-Zanjafa, or such, which are cards containing specific images that people play with, resulting in amusement and heedlessness, and involving competition, are all prohibited because they are instruments of amusement. If money is involved, the prohibition is stronger. If money is involved and there is a stake, the prohibition is stronger, and it becomes part of gambling.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 582 حكم لعب الورقة والكيرم نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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