Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) passed by some people who were playing chess. He struck it on the head of one of them and broke it.

Hazrat Abdul Kareem bin Abi Umayyah narrates that Hazrat Umm Qutham said: Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us while we were playing fourteen knots. He asked: What are you doing? We said: We are fasting, so we are entertaining ourselves with this! He said: Shall I not buy walnuts for you for a dirham, so you may entertain yourselves with them and also invite others? The narrator says that then he bought walnuts for us for a dirham.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Husain used to play fourteen-goat (a board game) with his wife.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) entered upon his two slave girls while they were playing fourteen-got. He struck both of them with the same thing until it broke.

Hazrat Yazid bin Abi Ubaid narrates that Hazrat Salamah bin Akwa used to forbid his sons from playing fourteen-goat, and he would say that people lie in it and swear false oaths.

Hazrat Ismail bin Abdul Malik states that Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair considered playing fourteen-goat (a type of game) to be disliked (makruh).

Hazrat Laith states that Hazrat Tawus considered betting to be disliked and said that this too is gambling. He even considered it disliked for children to play with walnuts and chess pieces.

Hazrat Hammad bin Najeeh narrates that I saw Hazrat Ibn Sireen passing by two boys on the day of Eid who were gambling with walnuts near a camel enclosure. He said: O children! Do not gamble. Indeed, gambling is also a form of betting.

Hazrat Asim narrates that Hazrat Muhammad bin Sirin said: Every game in which there is risk is gambling.

Hazrat Laith states that Hazrat Ata, Hazrat Mujahid, and Hazrat Tawus, or two of them, said: Every form of betting is gambling, to the extent that even children playing with walnuts is gambling.