Pearl of Wisdom

It is narrated that the Prophet (SAWA) visited a sick man and asked him about his health.' The man said 'You led us in the evening prayer and recited the chapter the Catastrophe [Qur'an, ], and I said, ?O Allah! If I have committed a sin for which you will want to Punish me in the Hereafter, hasten it in this very world, and now I am in such as you see me.' He (SAWA) said: 'Indeed, it was bad what you said. You should have said, 'Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire!' and he prayed for him until he recovered.'

al-Da'awat
al-Da'awat, p. 114, no. 262

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Question : #139 Category: Miscellaneous
Subject: playing chess in Islam, Sistani
Question: Could you provide an explanation or the basis of the absolute prohibition of playing chess, according to Sayyed Sistani?
Answer: There are many traditions that most likely prompted Sayyid Sistani to rule that chess is forbidden. One example of such a tradition is:


Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), is reported to have told Abu Basir:
“It is Harām to sell chess. It is Harām to spend the income of this sale. To keep chess (board and pieces) in ones possession is tantamount to kufr (disbelief). To play chess is equal to ascribing partners to Allah. It is a sin even to salute one who plays chess. One who touches it in order to play it, it is, as if he has contaminated his hands by touching pork.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia. Chapter on Business Transactions)

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