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Playing chess and board games

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Q: What do the Ulama say about playing chess or board games like monopoly? Nowadays kids want to play games which have pictures and music and are violent. Can we play board games like mentioned above instead? 

Bismillaah

A: Chess is forbidden. Monopoly is also not recommended.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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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