'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."
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 like someone who washes his hands in pig's blood. The person who sits
looking at it is like someone who looks at pig's meat.
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.' (5:90) I swear by Allah that if anyone who plays it is brought
before me, I will punish him in his hair and skin, and I will give his
booty to the one who brings him to me."
