# Are video games haram?

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/
- Date: 2021-01-19 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (37:12–38:30)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=2232s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/

**Topics:** Entertainment, sport and leisure

**Question as asked:** Some imams are saying video games are haram.

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Video games are not haram, Mufti Abu Layth says, and he plans to play some on future streams.

**Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram.

**Evidence, his words at 37:12:** “some imams are saying video games are Haram no video games ain't Haram” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=2232s)

## Longer summary

Reading a super chat joking that he plays Call of Duty and that some imams call video games haram, Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram. He says he has bought a new computer system and, once the accessories arrive and the setup is revamped in the coming weeks, he will try playing some games on a few streams.

## Transcript (machine tier, 37:12–38:30)

[36:32] the country and they go right I need a direct Channel he goes huh okay huh say what you doing what this AA directa I thought sorry sorry my f I've been St I've been serious I've been serious I've been seriously uh with sweat and and uh I've been studying studying taking things more uh importantly uh seriously yes yes direct

[37:11] Channel huh direct open up a direct [Laughter] Channel Comm networking this is the kab network work this is what kab has been teaching so people what is going on uh Muti missed some super chats let me see Muti is playing Call of Duty Haram some imams are saying video games are Haram no video games ain't Haram I'm

[37:50] going to um I'm going to inshallah I've uh purchased a different computer system but I haven't had it set up yet it's come but all the the kind of other things haven't come the accessories and so I'm going to kind of revamp all of this soon in the coming weeks and then I will try to play some games not too many but one of you know some of these stream we'll try we'll try we'll get to that we'll get to that Mak all right so what else does

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment Hv-BlBVTr4M/s/11. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/

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