Is the livelihood of the owner of a game shop (table tennis - billiards - PlayStation) lawful or unlawful if the game system is that the loser pays the bill and the winner pays nothing, and is the sin on the players or on the shop owner, and how can he make his livelihood lawful?
Clarifying the Ruling on Games and the Responsibility of Those Who Play Them: 1. Table Tennis and Billiards: The basic ruling for these is permissibility, provided they are free from gambling, do not distract from the remembrance of Allah and prayer, adhere to Islamic manners, and avoid mixing of genders. Playing for money, where the loser pays but not the winner, is forbidden.
2. PlayStation: This is forbidden, whether for money or without, due to its inclusion of music and images of nudity.
Responsibility: The owner of the establishment must remove prohibited games or remove the cause of their prohibition (such as music and nude images from PlayStation, or changing the payment system for billiards). It is forbidden for him to sell or rent them while they are prohibited, as this constitutes aiding in sin. The player must refrain from playing them, as he is a partner in the sin.
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