Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
22
Clothing
كتاب اللباس
Chapter 5c: Pictures - Section 3
باب التصاوير - الفصل الثالث
Mishkat al-Masabih 4510, 4511, 4512
‘Ali used to say that chess is the maisir of the foreigners. Ibn Shihab told that Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari used to say that only a sinner plays chess. He told that when asked about playing chess he replied that it pertains to what is worthless and that Allah does not like what is worthless. Baihaqi transmitted the four traditions in Shu’ab al-iman.
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُول: الشطرنج هُوَ ميسر الْأَعَاجِم وَعَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ: لَا يلْعَب بالشطرنج إِلَّا خاطئ وَعنهُ أَن سُئِلَ عَنْ لَعِبِ الشَّطْرَنْجِ فَقَالَ: هِيَ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ وَلَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْبَاطِلَ. رَوَى الْبَيْهَقِيُّ الْأَحَادِيثَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ
REFERENCE: Mishkat al-Masabih 4510, 4511, 4512
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 22 Chapter 5c Hadith 1
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 22 Chapter 5c Hadith 1
