Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
Surah 2 · Verse 219
They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance, say, “In both is great sin and profit for human beings, but the sin in both, is greater than the profit in both.” And they ask you what they should spend, say, “The surplus.” Thus Allah makes clear for you the signs that you may reflect,
“In intoxicants and games of chance there is little gain and more of loss: Intoxicants effect the nervous system, cause Cirrhosis of liver, disturb personal, family and social life. Games of chance give rise to the urge of winning over the money of our friends, the excitement leads to heart diseases and loses have sometimes made people penniless. Charity should be given from money left after one’s essential expenditure. Through these statements in the Quran, people are invited to reflect on the consequences of certain deeds in this world and the associated reward or punishment after death.”



