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Question : #367

Category: Social Interaction

Subject:	what games are haram?
Question:	What games are haram to play?
Answer:	Playing in gambling tools, such as chess, dominoes, backgammon, and betting on them is haraam; even playing chess and backgammon [and the like] without betting is haraam.

Follow Up Question:	do u mean for example me and my younger brother can't play chess in the house
Follow Up Response Question:	Salam Alaykum playing chess is haram according to Ayatollah Sistani Fatwa: Playing chess is haraam mutlaqan (absolutely or under any circumstances), even though betting is not used. There is no difference between the two methods of play. http://sistani.org/index.php?p=616687&id=1161 Waslam With Prayers