Chess and Gambling Instruments: Is Playing with Items of Value Like Walnuts or Eggs Permissible?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Chess and Gambling Instruments: Is Playing with Items of Value Like Walnuts or Eggs Permissible?

English:

Question #1116:

What is the ruling in the matter of playing with walnuts, eggs, or other things, which have lawful monetary value? And could children be allowed to play with them?

Answer #1116:

If it is a gambling and betting game, it is ḥarām. The winning party does not possess what he won over the other party and received. However, if the players are not ritually mature, nothing is obligatory upon them, although they do not possess what they won.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Chess and Gambling Instruments