Is it permissible to substitute a lottery for dice in marital or cultural games that rely on numbers, knowing that playing with dice is forbidden?
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It has been previously explained that playing with dice (nard) and chess is forbidden. Regarding any other game, if its intention is not financial gain, gambling, or neglecting obligatory duties and rights, then there is no harm in it.
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