Sharia ilikataza kamari kabisa, na ilichukulia mali inayopatikana kwa njia hii kuwa kama isiyomilikiwa. Allah (SWT) amesema:

Shar’a prevented gambling absolutely, and it considered the property earned by this means as if not owned. Allah (swt) said:

"Enyi mlioamini! Hakika khamr (pombe/vileo vinavyolevya), kamari, masanamu na mishale ya kubashiria ni uchafu tu katika kazi ya Shetani. Basi iepukeni ili mpate kufaulu. Shetani anataka tu kuwatilia uadui na chuki kati yenu kwa njia ya pombe na michezo ya bahati nasibu, na kuwazuia kumkumbuka Allah na kusali. Je, basi, mtaacha?" [Al-Ma'idah: 90-91]

“O you who believe! Verily khamr (alcohol/intoxicants) and gambling and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of Satan’s handiwork. Leave them aside in order that you may succeed. Satan seeks only to cast among you enmity and hatred by means of alcohol and games of chance, and to turn you away from remembrance of Allah and from the prayer. Will you then stop (doing that)?” [Al-Ma’idah: 90-91],

Katazo la kukataza vileo na michezo ya kamari limesisitizwa katika aya hii kwa njia nyingi, ambapo aya imeanzwa kwa neno 'Inna', ambalo ni kiambishi cha msisitizo; pia vimeunganishwa na kuabudu sanamu, na kuchukuliwa kuwa uchafu (Rijs). Allah (SWT) amesema:

Prohibition of intoxicants and games of chance was emphasised in this verse in many forms of which the verse was started with ‘Inna’ which is an article of emphasis; and they were also linked with the worshipping of idols, and considered filth (Rijs). Allah (swt) said:

"Msikaribie uchafu (rijs) wa masanamu." [Al-Hajj: 30],

“Do not approach the filth (rijs) of idols.” [Al-Hajj: 30],

na kwamba zimetengenezwa kwa kazi ya Shetani, na hakuna kitu kinachotokana na Shetani isipokuwa uovu mtupu; na waliamriwa kuziepuka; na katika kuziepuka ndiko mafanikio. Na ikiwa kuziepuka ni mafanikio, kuzifanya ni kushindwa na uharibifu. Pia imetajwa yale yanayotokea kwazo ya madhara (uovu), ambayo ni uadui na chuki zinazotokea kati ya watu, za pombe na kamari, na yale yanayopelekea katika kugeuka mbali na kumkumbuka Allah (swt) na kutekeleza nyakati za sala. Kauli yake (swt): “Je, basi, mtaacha (kufanya hivyo)?” ni moja ya namna fasaha zaidi za kukataza. Namna hii ya kusema ni kama kusema: “Imesomwa juu yenu yale ambayo pombe na kamari vina ya vikengeushi na makatazo, basi je, hamuachi (vitendo hivyo), baada ya vikengeushi hivi na makatazo haya?” Aina moja ya kamari ni bahati nasibu, chochote kilivyo na kwa sababu yoyote iliyotengenezwa. Aina nyingine ya kamari ni kubashiri katika mbio za farasi. Mali inayopatikana kwa kamari ni Haramu na haruhusiwi kumiliki.

and they were made of Satan’s handiwork, and nothing comes from Satan except complete evil; and they were ordered to be avoided; and in avoiding them is the success, and if avoiding them is a success, committing them is a failure and destruction. It was also mentioned that which occurs of them of harm (evil), which is the hostilities and hatred that happen between the people, of wine and gambling, and what they lead to in turning away from remembrance of Allah (swt) and from observing the prayer times. His (swt) saying: “Will you then stop (doing that)?’ is one of the most eloquent forms of banning. This form of speech is like saying: ‘It has been recited upon you what wine and gambling have of distractions and prohibitions, so are you not giving (them) up, after these distractions and prohibitions?’ One form of gambling is the lottery, whatever is its type and whatever reason it was made for. Another type of gambling is betting in horse races. The property earned by gambling is Haram and not allowed to be owned.