Is playing cards permissible?
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The questioner : Do you know the game of Blotto?
The Shaykh : The game of Shiddah, the one with the picture of the priest and the girl.
The questioner : Yes. We are asking about its ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is not permissible; its ruling is that it is not permissible.
The questioner : Is its ruling prohibition?
The Shaykh : Prohibition, because first, it is a game of the disbelievers, and second, it contains images.
The questioner : Wait, wait, come here. This is my uncle and he wants to cut them; what is the ruling on them?
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace...
The questioner : So the question is about the card game Blotto.
The Shaykh : We asked about his son and we blessed him in his beard, and we asked Allah to bless him in it as well. As for the game of Shiddah, this is without doubt forbidden for many reasons.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, welcome... How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah bless you. I thank Allah for you.
The questioner : We love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I have many colleagues who ask about you.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed, how are you?
The questioner : I am well.
The Shaykh : Good, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Pray for us.
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Accepted.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, welcome. This is his son and this is his brother-in-law.
The questioner : What Allah willed, you have honored us, if Allah wills, with a visit to al-Qasim.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : After this Hajj.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, another time after the Hajj. It is very difficult, but if Allah wills, there will be another visit.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : We love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : We read a lot...
The Shaykh : Thank you, thank you. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah preserve us and you.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Playing Shiddah is forbidden from several aspects. The first aspect is that it is an innovation of the Christians. You may know the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):. The second hadith is: Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). The second aspect, or the second reason for the prohibition, is that it contains images, and images, if they are in a place, prevent the angels from entering, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2106e. Thirdly, and finally, some of the images represent Christianity. For example, regarding the priest, there is the image of the priest, and the priest represents associating partners with Allah, as our Lord said in the Qur'an: [Al-Ma'idah 5:73]. And also the image of the girl; even if it is, for example, a hand-drawn image, it represents the image of a disbelieving girl. So if one of these reasons existed and there were no other reason, it would be sufficient to prohibit playing with these cards. How much more so when all these reasons are gathered in playing with them? Therefore, the Muslim should refrain from playing with them. Finally—and this is not a condition that must occur, but it may occur—when people play with these cards, there is no gambling, I am saying this, but with time, Satan may play with their minds and whisper to them to engage in gambling, so that starting to play with these cards without gambling becomes a pretext and a reason to play with them with gambling. And so they say in our region of Sham: "Stay away from evil and sing to it."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Is singing forbidden, O Shaykh, or not?
The Shaykh : No, this is permissible singing, because...
The questioner : We add a benefit so that you gather these reasons during the game: the players do not leave without their hearts being in conflict with one another.
The Shaykh : Yes, hatred, I mean.
The questioner : They may fight, and some may hit others with the cards.
The Shaykh : This, if it were another reason, and in that case, playing with these cards would be equated with intoxicants. Why? Because the verse says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:91]. Here, if the game stops without gambling, we said it may lead to what? Gambling. But even so, there is no gambling. Does this game lead to hatred?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is obligatory to stay away from it unanimously.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you too
The questioner : I am from al-Kharj.
The Shaykh : We came to you with news.
The questioner : I have news, and I met you there and it pleased me greatly.
The Shaykh : You met me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome.
The questioner : I have some words to say, my brother, my father.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The game of Shiddah, the one with the picture of the priest and the girl.
The questioner : Yes. We are asking about its ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is not permissible; its ruling is that it is not permissible.
The questioner : Is its ruling prohibition?
The Shaykh : Prohibition, because first, it is a game of the disbelievers, and second, it contains images.
The questioner : Wait, wait, come here. This is my uncle and he wants to cut them; what is the ruling on them?
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace...
The questioner : So the question is about the card game Blotto.
The Shaykh : We asked about his son and we blessed him in his beard, and we asked Allah to bless him in it as well. As for the game of Shiddah, this is without doubt forbidden for many reasons.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, welcome... How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah bless you. I thank Allah for you.
The questioner : We love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I have many colleagues who ask about you.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed, how are you?
The questioner : I am well.
The Shaykh : Good, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Pray for us.
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Accepted.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, welcome. This is his son and this is his brother-in-law.
The questioner : What Allah willed, you have honored us, if Allah wills, with a visit to al-Qasim.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : After this Hajj.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, another time after the Hajj. It is very difficult, but if Allah wills, there will be another visit.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : We love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : We read a lot...
The Shaykh : Thank you, thank you. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah preserve us and you.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Playing Shiddah is forbidden from several aspects. The first aspect is that it is an innovation of the Christians. You may know the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Our way is the opposite of the way of the polytheists.
هدينا خالف هدي المشركينHe who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقومٍ فهو منهمAngels do not enter a house in which there is a picture
لا تدخل الملائكة بيتًا فيه صورة أو كلبThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three."
لقد كفر الذين قالوا إن الله ثالث ثلاثةThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Is singing forbidden, O Shaykh, or not?
The Shaykh : No, this is permissible singing, because...
The questioner : We add a benefit so that you gather these reasons during the game: the players do not leave without their hearts being in conflict with one another.
The Shaykh : Yes, hatred, I mean.
The questioner : They may fight, and some may hit others with the cards.
The Shaykh : This, if it were another reason, and in that case, playing with these cards would be equated with intoxicants. Why? Because the verse says:
Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is obligatory to stay away from it unanimously.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you too
The questioner : I am from al-Kharj.
The Shaykh : We came to you with news.
The questioner : I have news, and I met you there and it pleased me greatly.
The Shaykh : You met me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome.
The questioner : I have some words to say, my brother, my father.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
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