Are video games halal?

It depends. Games are permitted as recreation. What decides a particular game is its content (nudity, mockery of religion, idols), its music, gambling mechanics such as paid loot boxes, and whether it takes over time for prayer and duties.

Depends · Everyday life · From the Halal or Not? rulebook, checked 28 September 2026

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Are video games halal?
It depends. Games are permitted as recreation. What decides a particular game is its content (nudity, mockery of religion, idols), its music, gambling mechanics such as paid loot boxes, and whether it takes over time for prayer and duties.

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