Fadala ibn 'Ubayd was at a meeting when he heard that some people were playing backgammon. He got up in anger to forbid it in the strongest possible terms. Then he said, "The one who plays in order to live on his winnings is like a person who eats pig meat and does wudu' in blood."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 788 In-book : Book 33, Hadith 35 English translation : Book 33, Hadith 788
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