Chapter on Whose Testimony Must Be Rejected and Whose Testimony Must Be Accepted

And Al-'Ala ibn Sayabah narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "The testimony of the player of nard (a type of board game), the one who plays arba'ata 'ashar (a gambling game), and the player of chess is not accepted. They say, 'No, by Allah سبحانه وتعالى,' and 'Yes, by Allah سبحانه وتعالى,' and 'By Allah سبحانه وتعالى, his king (chess piece) died,' and 'By Allah سبحانه وتعالى, his king (chess piece) was killed,' while Allah سبحانه وتعالى, exalted is His mention, is the true King who neither dies nor is killed."