Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3763
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا غَمَسَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ خِنْزِيرٍ وَدَمِهِ " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated from Sulayman ibn Buraydah, from his father, that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whoever plays nardashir is like one who has dipped his hand into the flesh and blood of a pig.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Nardashir refers to backgammon, a dice game. The comparison is retained as stated in the Arabic.