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Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam , gambling (known as maisir , also maisira and sometimes called qimar ), is forbidden ( ). Maisir is prohibited by Islamic law ( shari'a ) on the grounds that "the agreement between participants is based on immoral inducement provided by entirely wishful hopes in the participants' minds that they will gain by mere chance, with no consideration for the possibility of loss". Both qimar and maisir refer to games of chance, but qimar is a kind (or subset ) of maisir . Author Muhammad Ayub defines maisir as "wishing something valuable with ease and without paying an equivalent compensation for it or without working for it, or without undertaking any liability against it by way of a game of chance", while qimar "also means receipt of money, benefit or usufruct at the cost of others, having entitlement to that money or benefit by resorting to chance." It is stated in the Quran that games of chance, including maisir , are a "grave sin" and "abominations of Satan's handiwork". It is also mentioned in ahadith . They ask you about wine and gambling. Say: 'In them both lies grave sin, though some benefit, to mankind. But their sin is more grave than their benefit.' — Qur'an , 2:219 ( al-Baqara ) O believers, wine and gambling, idols and divining arrows are an abhorrence, the work of Satan. So keep away from it, that you may prevail. Satan only deserves to arouse discord and hatred among you with wine and gambling, and to deter you from the mention of God and from prayer. Will you desist? — Qur'an, Sura 5:90-91 ( Al-Ma'ida ) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever swears saying in his oath. 'By Al-lāt and al-‘Uzzá ,' should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but God; and whoever says to his friend, 'Come, let me gamble with you,' should give something in charity." — Sahih Bukhari, Book 78 (Oaths and Vows), hadith 645 "Islamic Finance.1 What is the Difference Between Qimar and Maisir?" . investment-and-finance .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
In Islam , maisir or gambling is forbidden . The Qur'an says of gambling and alcohol: The above Quranic verse was retrieved from wikisource
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Muslim view of gambling Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam , gambling ( or قمار qimâr ) , is absolutely forbidden ( ). Maisir is prohibited by Islamic law ( shari'a ) on the grounds that "the agreement between participants is based on immoral inducement provided by entirely wishful hopes in the participants' minds that they will gain by mere chance, with no consideration for the possibility of loss". What is the Difference Between Qimar and Maisir?" . investment-and-finance .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Islamic views on gambling Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam , gambling ( or قمار qimâr ) is forbidden ( ). Maisir is totally prohibited by Islamic law ( shari'a ) on the grounds that "the agreement between participants is based on immoral inducement provided by entirely wishful hopes in the participants' minds that they will gain by mere chance, with no consideration for the possibility of loss". What is the Difference Between Qimar and Maisir?" . investment-and-finance .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic views on gambling Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam , gambling ( Arabic : ميسر , romanized : maisîr, maysir, maisira or قمار qimâr ) is forbidden ( Arabic : حَرَام , romanized : haraam ). Maisir is totally prohibited by Islamic law ( Arabic : شريعة , romanized : shari'a ) on the grounds that "the agreement between participants is based on immoral inducement provided by entirely wishful hopes in the participants' minds that they will gain by mere chance, with no consideration for the possibility of loss". What is the Difference Between Qimar and Maisir?" . investment-and-finance .
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totally prohibited by islamic law
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