Worldly disadvantages of gambling

It is stated on page 24, volume 3, of Tafseer Sirat-ul-Jinnan, published by Maktaba tul Madinah:

1.         Due to gambling, gamblers breed malice, hatred and enmity towards one another and sometimes they murder one another.

2.         Due to gambling, a rich person becomes poor in a moment. A prosperous family is left destitute. A well-to-do person becomes penniless. He loses his status and reputation and there is no value and respect for him in the society.

A gambler is compelled to borrow money abundantly and sometimes he takes a loan on interest as well and when he is unable to pay back his loan or he is not given any loan so he starts committing robbery, theft, etc. A gambler suffers from troubles in a way that he is impelled to commit suicide. (Sirat-ul-Jinnan, vol. 3, pp. 24)

Let’s listen to 2 sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on the condemnation of gambling and seek admonition.

1.         The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The one who plays Nardshir (a game similar to backgammon), as though he has dipped his hand in the meat and blood of a pig. (Muslim, pp. 955, Hadees 2260)

2.         The person who plays Nardshir, then gets up to offer Salah, he is like the person who stands up to offer Salah after making Wudu with the pus and blood of a pig. (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 9, pp. 50, Hadees 23199) 

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ enable us to keep away from gambling and gamblers and also enable us to spend our life in performing virtuous deeds by having the company of good people!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد