Does the prohibition of playing with dice (az-zahr) include all types of games that rely on it, even beneficial or Islamic ones?

Games are divided into two categories:

1. Games that aid in Jihad: Such as swimming, archery, and horseback riding, and games that develop skills and religious knowledge. These games are recommended, and the player is rewarded for them with the intention of supporting the religion, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Shoot, O sons of Adnan, for your father was an archer."

2. Games that do not aid in Jihad:

Games explicitly prohibited by text: Such as backgammon (Nardasheer), which must be avoided.

Games for which there is no explicit text: These are divided into two types:

Containing prohibited elements: Such as including statues or images of animate beings, or music, or leading to quarrels and disputes. These fall under the prohibited category due to their inherent prohibited elements or their being a means to them.

Not containing prohibited elements: Such as football, volleyball, and table tennis, which are permissible under the following conditions:

They are free from gambling.

They do not distract from the obligatory remembrance of Allah, prayer, or any other obligatory act of worship.

They do not consume a lot of the player's time, lest it be said of him, as in the words of Allah Almighty: "Those who took their religion as amusement and play and whom the worldly life deluded. So today We will forget them." The definition of "a lot" is left to the custom of Muslims, so whatever Muslims consider to be a lot is prohibited.