Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4510, 4511, 4512
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُول: الشطرنج هُوَ ميسر الْأَعَاجِم وَعَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ: لَا يلْعَب بالشطرنج إِلَّا خاطئ وَعنهُ أَن سُئِلَ عَنْ لَعِبِ الشَّطْرَنْجِ فَقَالَ: هِيَ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ وَلَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْبَاطِلَ. رَوَى الْبَيْهَقِيُّ الْأَحَادِيثَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: “Chess is the gambling of the non-Arabs.” Ibn Shihab related that Abu Musa al-Ashari said: “Only a sinner plays chess.” And from him, when he was asked about playing chess, he said: “It is falsehood, and Allah does not love falsehood.” Al-Bayhaqi transmitted the four reports in Shuab al-Iman.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
رَوَى الْبَيْهَقِيُّ الْأَحَادِيثَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ
The source says al-Bayhaqi transmitted four reports, while this block contains three quoted statements.
Does the count of four refer to a report omitted from this block or a larger preceding grouping?