How can chess be forbidden, while card games, which are more harmful, rely on chance, and have no benefit, are only considered reprehensible? And what is the ruling on the currently widespread computer games that are more distracting than chess?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Chess is forbidden because it contains sculpted images of animate beings, and due to the explicit prohibition by some Companions, and the opinion of the majority of scholars on this matter.
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