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Q: I want to know if playing games on a mobile phone is permissible or not?
A: Wasting valuable time really is not at all correct. It is showing great disregard for the priceless gifts of Allah Ta`ala.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
( و ) كره ( كل لهو ) لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام كل لهو المسلم حرام إلا ثلاثة ملاعبته أهله وتأديبه لفرسه ومناضلته بقوسه
قال الشامي : قوله ( وكره كل لهو ) أي كل لعب وعبث (رد المحتار 6/ 395)
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.
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