It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that it used to be said: "Where is the gambling camel?" Then ten men would gather and, in exchange for the ten calves of a camel, would buy one camel. And it was such that as the she-camels gave birth to calves, each person would give one. Then they would cast arrows, and it would be divided into nine shares. Then, through the arrows, each time one share would be reduced until it became the share of one man (whose arrow was drawn), and all the rest would pay one camel calf each as compensation (and give it to the person from whom the camel was bought). Thus, this was the gambling that was prevalent among the Arabs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says that (the word) "maysir" mentioned in the Qur'an refers to gambling.

It is narrated from Rabi'ah bin Abdullah bin Hudair (may Allah have mercy on him) that two men gambled on two roosters during the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Consequently, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the roosters to be killed. Then an Ansari man said: "Are you killing a creature that glorifies Allah?" Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) abandoned the intention to kill the roosters.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever among you swears an oath and says in his oath: 'By al-Lat and al-'Uzza!' he should say: 'La ilaha illallah' again. And whoever says to his companion: 'Come, let me gamble with you,' he should give charity."

It is narrated from Husayn bin Mus'ab, may Allah have mercy on him, that a man asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: We gamble by betting on two pigeons, and we dislike appointing a third person as a mediator among us, fearing that the mediator might take everything. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: This is the work of children; you will soon abandon it (when you realize that it is a sin).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Bara’ bin Malik used to chant poetry to urge on the camels of the men, while Anjasha used to chant poetry to urge on the camels of the women, and his voice was very beautiful. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“O Anjasha! Be gentle, and take care of the glass vessels.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that while interpreting the statement of Allah the Exalted: «وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ» , he said: By this is meant singing, music, and things like it. [سورہ لقمان: 6]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Spread the greeting of peace, you will remain safe; useless play and showing off are bad things.”Abu Mu’awiyah says: By“ashara”is meant useless play and amusement.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was in a gathering when he received news that some people were playing with "Koh" (drums or chess). He became angry, stood up, and forbade it very strictly. Then he said: Beware! Whoever plays with it so that he may eat from its gambling, is like one who eats the flesh of a pig and performs ablution with its blood.

"Kubah" refers to chess.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he came out from the palace gate, he saw people playing chess. He went to them and detained them from morning until night. Some of them were detained for half a day. He said: Those who were tied up until night were the ones who played for money, that is, they were gambling, and those who were detained for half a day were just playing without gambling. And he ordered that such people should not even be greeted with salam.