Is the number of hours spent gaming—three hours a day—excessive, and what is its legal ruling for a student who studies eight hours a day and regularly prays in the mosque?
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Recreation through permissible means is allowed, but in moderation. Spending three hours playing may be excessive because it reduces time for worship, for which humanity was created. A Muslim should not limit their worship to merely performing the five obligatory prayers.
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