Is Roblox pet hatching haram?
Roblox is an online platform and game creation system that allows users to play and create various games. Pet hatching is a feature in some Roblox games, such as Adopt Me, Pet Simulator, or Pet Ranch Simulator, that allows users to hatch and collect different types of pets, such as dogs, cats, dragons, unicorns, and more.
Haram is an Arabic term that means forbidden or unlawful according to Islamic law. Muslims are required to follow the rules and regulations of Islam in all aspects of their life, including their entertainment and hobbies.
The question of whether Roblox pet hatching is haram or not is not a simple one, as there are different opinions and interpretations among scholars and jurists. However, based on my web search tool, I can provide you with some of the arguments and evidences that are commonly used by both sides of the debate.
Those who say that Roblox pet hatching is haram argue that:
• Roblox pet hatching is a form of gambling or wasting money, which is prohibited in Islam. They cite the following verse from the Quran:
O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. (Quran 5:90)
They also cite the following hadith (narration) from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
Whoever plays with dice has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger. (Sunan Ibn Majah 3763)
• Roblox pet hatching is a form of imitating or creating the creation of God, which is prohibited in Islam. They cite the following verse from the Quran:
And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah . Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed. (Quran 16:116)
They also cite the following hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
Those who make these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: Make alive what you have created. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5607)
Those who say that Roblox pet hatching is halal argue that:
• Roblox pet hatching is not a form of gambling or wasting money, but rather a form of entertainment or recreation, which is allowed in Islam. They cite the following verse from the Quran:
He has made for you from what He has created shadows, and He has made for you from the mountains shelters and He has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him]. (Quran 16:81)
They also cite the following hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Everything in which there is no remembrance of Allah is frivolity except four things: a man joking with his wife; a man training his horse; a man walking between two targets (i.e., archery); and a man learning swimming. (Sunan an-Nasa'i 8940)
• Roblox pet hatching is not a form of imitating or creating the creation of God, but rather a form of artistic expression or creativity, which is allowed in Islam. They cite the following verse from the Quran:
And [mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay. So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration." (Quran 38:71-72)
They also cite the following hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came back from a journey when I had placed a curtain having pictures on it. When he saw it he tore it apart and said: The most grievous torment for the people on the Day of Resurrection would be for those who try to imitate Allah in the act of creation. She said: We then turned it into one or two cushions. (Sahih Muslim 2107)
