Is playing chess haraam ?

[emkhan]

Today a friend of mine was told that chess is haraam that he didn't know before so he asked me about this. I said I have heard it from my elders that playing cards and chess and these types of games are haraam. But don't know when was it declared haraam and who ?
I am looking forward for your scholarly comments with references.
So Is playing chess haraam if money is not involved ?
Thank you

[Amir al Ghaznavi]

Lol focus on other things

[al-arab]

Never heard about that before. Doubt it is true. Chess is popular in the whole of Middle East.

As long as you don't gamble I see no problem.

Chess is a very intelligent game.

[IamDZJ]

I would like to believe not. My father is addicted to it. Some people say playing cards is not haram either as long as you don't gamble. Plying cards has always been discouraged in our family.

[KhyberKhan]

anything that distracts you from you daily religious obligations can be haram for you especially if its an addiction. I'm no scholar, but I can't see any harm in playing a game, just like football for enjoyment. The companions use to race camels for enjoyment and were skilled archers.

I also love chess. I'm practising with my co-worker to play in our heads without a board like a grandmaster.

whose up for a game?

pawn to C4

[Afghanistan2010]

Its only haram under three circumstances

1. Gambbling
2. Fighting,Insulting
3.Leaving the Prayer

it was explained here :

Question


I've read a question about playing chess and it was forbidden by the scholars and sahaba. I find it very confusing because nowadays the chess pieces aren't statues (I know there are some pieces with statues but they are hard to find) and in your answer I found that chess hasn't any profit. But nowadays science accept that someone who practise chess is more likely to think ahead. Why, nowadays is chess ascociated with Islam?



Answer


Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Playing chess is of three kinds:
1- Playing for material benefit, which is strictly forbidden according to the agreement of Muslim scholars. Imam Ibn Abdul Bar said: 'The consensus of Muslim scholars is that playing for any material benefit is a form of gambling, so it is forbidden.'
2- If playing chess involves neglecting any obligation or committing any Haram act such as leaving prayers, neglecting rights of parents, lying, swearing falsely, etc., it becomes forbidden according to the agreement of Muslim scholars as Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said.
3- If the playing does not contain both above-mentioned prohibitions then the Muslim scholars have different opinions concerning it.
Al-Ahnaf and al-Hanabilah believe that it is forbidden. It is proved from Ali that he was passing by some people who were playing chess and he said, rebuking them: 'what are these statues to which you are devoted?'
Al-Shafiya believed that it is dislikeable. Al-Bulqini , a scholar of Shafiya opposed them and said that if the chess game does not contain or lead to a prohibited act it is allowed. It is also reported from some Tabi'een such as Saeed bin Jubair, Saeed bin al-Musayyib and others that they sometimes played chess.
Al-Malikiyah are of the opinion that playing chess is dislikeable and if one becomes addicted to it then his testimony is not accepted.
Finally, know that playing chess is of three kinds as we mentioned above. Two of them are strictly forbidden while the third situation, according to the majority of Muslim scholars, the scholars of four schools of thought among them, is either forbidden or strongly dislikeable. Thus, the above details are sufficient for a Muslim to avoid playing it.
The benefits that are indicated by the questioner do not offer an excuse to play chess since the harms are much more than benefits. Furthermore, know that using statues is not the only reason to avoid it. If it contains statues then the situation becomes worse.
Allah knows best.

http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/in...twaId&Id=85615

[tor_khan]

Today a friend of mine was told that chess is haraam that he didn't know before so he asked me about this. I said I have heard it from my elders that playing cards and chess and these types of games are haraam. But don't know when was it declared haraam and who ?
I am looking forward for your scholarly comments with references.
So Is playing chess haraam if money is not involved ?
Thank you

Na Marra. I don't believe it falls into the haraam catergory, but that's just my humble opinion.

Like the others here say, as long as you don't neglect your Islamic obligations I can't see why it should be haraam.

I guess you could say that for cards, or caramboard too or other such things.

Chess, I like. I have a nice marble set.

[torkham]

it is about strategy, or more like thinking of consequences to actions, there is no gamble or chance, and you dont see it at vegas casinos.

[emkhan]

Na Marra. I don't believe it falls into the haraam catergory, but that's just my humble opinion.

Like the others here say, as long as you don't neglect your Islamic obligations I can't see why it should be haraam.

I guess you could say that for cards, or caramboard too or other such things.

Chess, I like. I have a nice marble set.

Yes its an intelligence game... Me and my boss play it at the end of the day, mostly he wins because I am new into it.
We have got a glassy one very nice one.

[Levanaye Zalmaye]

Sahih Muslim, Chapter 2: IT IS PROHIBITED TO PLAY CHESS
Book 28, Number 5612:

Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.



Who wants to have a "let's burn our chessboards" party?

[Soldat_Amir]

Sahih Muslim, Chapter 2: IT IS PROHIBITED TO PLAY CHESS
Book 28, Number 5612:

Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.



Who wants to have a "let's burn our chessboards" party?

I guess Chess was too much for them, it does require a lot of thinking and skill.

[کیش]

I guess Chess was too much for them, it does require a lot of thinking and skill.

Chess is a silly game for clowns like you. Go, is a real man's game.

[IamDZJ]

shut up qais

[AFG21]

Pff haram this and haram that. In Islam alomst everything is haram, you are only allowed to work pray make babys and eat and drink, just do this things and I am 100% sure you will go to paradise, if it's exist.

[Afghanistan2010]

Sahih Muslim, Chapter 2: IT IS PROHIBITED TO PLAY CHESS
Book 28, Number 5612:

Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.



Who wants to have a "let's burn our chessboards" party?

my son

dont twist the one with the other....

this hadiths were wrongly translated into Chess but with this something else was meant.

so just keep quite...atheist.