The Ruling on Playing Card Games

Question:
Also, he asks Your Eminence about playing card games if it does not delay the prayer, and there is no gambling involved, is it permissible or not?

Answer:
It is one of the instruments of amusement, the cards that contain images. This is one of the instruments of amusement; and even if there is no money involved, it is reprehensible and one of the instruments of amusement. It may lead to cursing and mutual abuse between the players, and it may lead them to neglect the prayer or delay it from its time. So its harms are known and numerous. It is one of the instruments of play. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.

The presenter: We ask Allah for safety, especially since some people stay up playing it until the end of the night.

The Shaykh: Yes, this may happen. Yes, we ask Allah for safety. Yes.

The presenter: We ask Allah for safety. So, given the situation as described, it is forbidden.

The Shaykh: It is one of the forbidden instruments of play. Yes.

The presenter: The prohibited.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.