What is the ruling on video games that rely on direct competition between two parties, where each one bets a free, non-monetary virtual sum, and the winner gets the virtual betting sum while the loser gets nothing?
The virtual, fictional sums in the game do not make betting on them forbidden gambling according to Sharia. However, it is a simulation of gambling, and thus playing with it is prohibited from this perspective.
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