Aaj ke daur mein gaming aur e-sports dunya bhar mein tezi se maqbool ho chuke hain. Professional tournaments, live streaming aur online competitions ne ise ek industry bana diya hai. Magar sawal yeh paida hota hai ke Islam ka is bare mein kya nazariya hai?
Islam mein har cheez ka bunyadi usool yeh hai ke woh halal ho aur insaan ko farz ibadat, akhlaq aur zimmedariyon se door na kare. Agar gaming sirf tafreeh ki had tak ho, namaz, taleem aur ghar ki zimmedariyon ko mutasir na kare, aur kisi haram cheez (jaise jua, fahashi ya gunah par mabni content) par mushtamil na ho, to is ki gunjaish nikal sakti hai. Lekin jab gaming addiction ki shakal ikhtiyar kar le, namazon mein susti paida kare, walidain ki nafarmani ka sabab bane ya taleemi aur maashi nuksan ka zariya ban jaye, to phir yeh waqt ki barbadhi aur gunah ka sabab ban sakti hai.
E-sports mein aksar prize money aur sponsorship hoti hai. Agar competition mein jua shamil na ho aur shar‘i usoolon ke khilaf koi pehlu na ho, to is par bhi ulama tafseeli behas karte hain. Lekin har Muslim ke liye zaroori hai ke woh apna waqt Allah ki raza ke mutabiq istemal kare.
Waqt Allah ki amanat hai. Qayamat ke din insaan se uski zindagi aur jawani ke bare mein sawal hoga. Is liye gaming ko zindagi ka maqsad banana danishmandi nahi. Behtareen rawayya yeh hai ke insaan itidal ikhtiyar kare, ibadat ko tarjeeh de aur apne waqt ko faidamand aur deeni-o-dunyawi taraqqi ke liye istemal kare.