'Alqama ibn Abi 'Alqama reported from his mother that 'A'isha,
may Allah be pleased with her, heard that some people living in a room
in her house had a backgammon game. She sent to them, saying, "If you do
not remove it…
Kulthum ibn Jabir said, "Ibn az-Zubayr addressed us and said,
'People of Makka, I have heard that there are men of Quraysh who play a
game called backgammon. It is done with the left hand. Allah says, 'Wine
and gambling.…
Ya'la ibn Murra reported that he heard Abu Hurayra speaking about
someone who plays backgammon and bets on it, saying that he is like someone
who eats pig meat and that the person who plays it without betting on it
is li…
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "Someone who plays dice for
a bet is like a person who eats pig meat. Someone who plays it without betting
is like someone who washes his hands in pig's blood."