Fatwa ID: 08860

Answered by: Mufti Sibghat Ullah

Question:

Are all forms of gambling (Maysir/Al-qimar) Haraam?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

All forms of gambling (مَيْسِر / القِمَار) are haram (forbidden) in Islam.

Allah says in the Quran[i]: –

They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, “In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit…”

(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:219)

O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, stone alters and drawing lots for decisions are abominations of Satan’s work. So, avoid them that you may be successful. 

(Surah Al-Maidah, 5:90)

References:

[i] Quran Surah Baqarah and Surah Maidah

 يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْ نَفْعِهِمَا

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Mufti Sibghat Ullah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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