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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 1084

54. Betting and similar pastimes

الأدب المفرد

54/615 Chapter:

The wrong action of someone who plays backgammon

بَابُ إِثْمِ مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدِ

1084
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Hasan (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، وَقَبِيصَةُ، قَالاَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَبَغَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ خِنْزِيرٍ وَدَمِهِ‏.‏
Burayda reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Someone who plays backgammon is like a person who puts his hand in the meat and blood of a pig."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1271
In-book : Book 54, Hadith 13
English translation : Book 54, Hadith 1271