Playing Cards

Question
A man goes to the café daily and plays the card game 'Shadda' with his colleagues from 8 PM to midnight, and the cost of tea is paid by the loser. Is playing Shadda forbidden?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Playing Shadda in itself is prohibited by consensus, and if it is combined with gambling involving the payment of money or the cost of the tea you mentioned, it would be another sin, and God knows best.
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