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Why is chess considered haram and not other games?

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Assalamu Alaikum,

My friend wants to know WHY chess is haraam. He refuses to stop playing until he knows exactly why it’s haraam. He wants to know why other games aren’t haraam and why chess is.

Please reply soon as I need to get tne details to him.

Jazzakallah

Answer
Bismillah

Please refer to: http://qa.muftisays.com/index.php?viewpage=viewQA&question=1991

Jazakallah.

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Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK

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