Entertaining Games

Question
Is the game of Snakes and Ladders forbidden?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: This game and other games intended for entertainment and wasting time are forbidden, and fall under the jurisprudential rule [All amusement is forbidden]. This is due to the prohibition mentioned by the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Whoever plays with dice has dipped his hand in the blood of a pig," as stated in Sahih Muslim. And God knows best.
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