Is it forbidden to play chess and other permissible things if that leads to being distracted from the remembrance of Allah and prayer, knowing that many permissible things may distract a person from remembrance? And is a Muslim required to remember Allah all the time? And does this contradict the hadith "an hour for this and an hour for that"?

Scholars have differed on the ruling concerning chess if it is free from gambling and neglecting prayers. The Maliki and Hanbali schools of thought have ruled it absolutely forbidden, citing statements from some Companions, such as Ali, Ibn Umar, and Ibn Abbas, and by analogy with dice, regarding which a text of prohibition has been reported. In contrast, the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of thought consider it reprehensible (makrooh), as it is a form of amusement that may distract from the remembrance of Allah and prayer. However, Abu Yusuf and some Shafi'i and Maliki scholars permitted it due to its ability to sharpen wits and cultivate understanding, and because the default ruling is permissibility unless a text of prohibition is reported, provided that this permissibility is restricted by legitimate Islamic guidelines. As for recreation and permissible earnings, the default ruling for them is permissibility unless they lead to excess, neglect of duties, or falling into something forbidden.