Saudi grand mufti says 'chess is haram in Islam'
January 22, 2016  08:38
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Saudi Arabia grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh has ruled that playing chess encourages gambling and is a waste of time and followers of Islam must abandon it.

According to the Guardian, during an interview to a channel, the kingdom's chief cleric said that chess was included under gambling and was a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players.

He also justified his view by citing some verse in the Quran.

In late 70s chess was forbidden in Iran by senior clerics, however, Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini lifted the ban on it stating it is permissible to play chess as long as it isn't used for gambling.
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