Chess and Gambling Instruments: What Is the Ruling on Playing UNO Cards?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Chess and Gambling Instruments: What Is the Ruling on Playing UNO Cards?

English:

Question #1119:

What is the ruling on playing with Uno [play cards]?

Answer #1119:

Should they, in the common view, be deemed among gambling instruments, it is not permissible to play with them, albeit without betting.

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