Is it permissible to purchase walnuts used by children for gambling?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Hunting and Slaughter

Book 56 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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It is not permissible to purchase walnuts that children use for gambling. This prohibition extends to eggs that they use for gambling on the Eid day. The basis for this prohibition is that the taking of the stakes in such activities is considered acquiring property unjustly (without right).