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Allah, Most High says,
{O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling,
sacrificing to stones and (divination by) arrows,
is an abomination, of Satan's handiwork:
Eschew such (abomination) that ye may
prosper. Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity
and hatred between you, with intoxicants and
gambling, and hinder you from the
remembrance of Allah, and from Prayer: will ye
not then abstain?} (Al-Ma'idah: 90-91)
Thus, Allah the Exalted forbids wine and warns
us of approaching it.
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Avoid wine, it is the
mother of abomination." It is a part of a hadith
reported by Ad-Darqutni, An-Nasa'i and AI-
Baihaqi.
Therefore, if anyone does not avoid it, he then
disobeys Allah and His Messenger and thus
entails punishment.
Allah the Almighty says,
{But those who disobey Allah and His
Messenger and transgress His limits will be
admitted to a fire, to abide therein: and they
shall have a humiliating punishment.} (An-
Nisa'i: 14)
Ibn 'Abbas related that, "When the wine was
forbidden, the companions (of the Prophet) met
each other and said, “The wine was forbidden
and became equal to polytheism (Shirk)."
Reported by AI-Hakim in AI-Mustadrak and it is
an authentic hadith
'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr held that, "Wine is the worst
of the major sins.” Reported by AI-Hakim in
'Mustadrak' and it is an authentic hadith.
Undoubtedly, wine is the core of abominations.
Moreover, he who drinks it was cursed in
various hadiths. "Every intoxicant is wine and
every wine is unlawful. Whoever drinks it in the
world and dies addicted to it without
repentance, he will not drink it in the Hereafter."
Reported by Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi
and Ahmad.
"Whoever drinks wine in this world it shall be
forbidden for them in the next.” Reported by Al-
Bukhari, An-Nisa'i and AI-Baihaqi.
"A drunkard is like a worshiper of an idol."
Reported by Ibn Majah, Ahmad and Al-Baihaqi.
"He who shows disrespect to his parents and
the drunkard will not enter Paradise.” Reported
before.
"Three people, Allah will deprive them of
Paradise; the drunkard, the one who shows
disrespect to his parents and the pimp who
admits what his family do of abomination.”
Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasa'i and AI-Hakim.
Further, Allah does not accept the good deeds
of a drunkard. Jabir Ibn ' Abdullah relates that
the Prophet (pbuh) said, "There are Three
people from whom Allah does not accept their
Prayer nor do their good deeds rise up to
heaven: the fleeing slave until he returns to his
masters and surrenders to them, the woman
who annoys her husband until he is pleased
with her, and the drunkard until he becomes
conscious.” Ibn khuzaimah and Ai-Baihaqi.
The Arabic word Khamr is what befogs the mind
in whatever form: soft, solid, edible or beverage.
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudari related that the Prophet
(pbuh) said, "Allah does not accept the Prayers
from him who drinks wine so long as there is
still something of it in his body.” Reported by
Ibn Hajar Ai-' Asqalani in 'AI-Matalib AI-
Aliyyah' and reported by An-Nasa'i.
"Whoever drinks wine Allah never accepts what
he does: Whoever is intoxicated by drinking it
will not have his Prayers accepted for forty
morning (days). If he repents but drinks again,
Allah will make him drink from the molten brass
of the Hell-fire.” This has many references; the
nearest narration to it is reported by Ibn Majah
and An-Nasa'i.
"Whoever drinks wine without being intoxicated,
Allah rejects him for forty nights. If he dies
during this period, he dies as an idol
worshiper.” Reported by Ibn Hajar AI-Haithami
in Majma' AI-Zawa'id.
'Abdullah Ibn Awfa said, "Whoever dies a
drunkard will die as the worshiper of AI-Lat and
AI-'Uzza (two idols). It is said, “Do you think
that the drunkard is the one who drinks it
constantly?” He answered, "But he drinks it
whenever he finds it even after years.” Al-Harth
mentioned it in AI-Matalb AI-'alih.
Whoever drinks wine is not considered a
believer at the time of drinking.
Abu Hurayrah related that the Prophet (pbuh)
said, "A thief is not a believer at the time of
committing a theft. A fornicator is not a believer
at the time of committing fornication, and a
drunkard also is not a believer at the time of
drinking as long as they have the opportunity to
repent.” Reported before.
"Whoever fornicates or drinks wine, Allah takes
his faith from him as a man takes a shirt off
over his head.”
"The scent of Paradise is smelt five hundred
years away but is not sensed by whoever
shows disrespect to his parents, he who
reminds of his charity to them, a drunkard or
an idol worshiper.” Reported by Ibn Hajar Al-
Haithami in Majma' AI-Zawa'id.
Imam Ahmad reported on the authority of Abu
Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Prophet said, "A
drunkard, a believer in sorcery or he who severs
his family ties will not enter Paradise. Whoever
dies while drinking wine, Allah will make him
drink from the river of Ghuta which is the water
flowing from the genitals of the wenches. The
odor of their genitals hurt all the people of the
Hell-Fire.” Reported by Ai-Hakim and Ai-
Baihaqi.
"Allah sent me as a mercy and guidance to the
worlds. I was sent to do away with musical
instruments, flutes, and the affairs of the pre-
Islamic period of ignorance and idols. My Lord
the Almighty swore by His Majesty that if one
of my servants drinks a dosage of wine, I would
make him drink the like of it in the Hell-Fire.
But whoever gave up it out of fear from Me, I
would give him drink from the yards of the
shrine with the best fellow of drinking.”
Reported by At-Tirmidhi who said it is a Gharib
hadith.
As for those who are cursed because of drinking
wine, Abu Dawud reported that the Prophet
(pbuh) said, "Allah has cursed wine, and
whoever drinks it, pours it, buys it, presses it
for another, presses it for himself, carries it or
accept its delivery.” Postulated by Al-Haithami
in Majma' Al-Zawa'id. It is also reported by
Ahmad and At-Tabarani.
Ahmad reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas
that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Gabriel came to
me and said, "O Muhammad, Allah has cursed
wine, and whoever presses it for another,
presses it for himself, drinks it, carries it,
accepts its delivery, sells it, buys it, pours it for
another or pours it for himself.” As-Suyuti
attributed it to At-Tabarani in Jami' Al-Ahadith.
It is unlawful to visit a drunkard when he is ill,
so is greeting him. `Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn AI-As
(may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do not
visit the drunkard when being ill." Reported by
AI-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak and attributed by Al-
Suyuti to At-Tabarani in Jami' Al-Ahadith
AI-Bukhari and Ibn 'Umar said, "Do not greet
the drunkard."
The Prophet said, "Do not sit with the drunkard,
visit their sick or attend their funerals. On the
Day of Judgement the drunkard will be brought
with a black face, and his tongue dangling on
his chest, flowing with saliva. Whoever sees him
knowing that he is a drunkard will disgust him.”
Reported by Ibn Al-Jawzy in the book of forged
hadiths.
A scholar said, they are forbidden to be visited
and be greeted because the drunkards are
cursed and rebellious. Allah and His Messenger
cursed them as mentioned before. Allah cursed
wine and he who drinks it. If they buy and press
it they will be cursed twice and if they pour it
for another they will be cursed three times.
Therefore, it is for bidden to visit or greet them
unless they repent to Allah. Whoever repents to
Allah. He will accept his repentance.
Wine is forbidden as a medicine. Umm Salamah
(may Allah be pleased with her) related, "Once,
one of my daughters was ill, so I made wine in
a container for her. Then, the Prophet entered
while it was boiling. He asked, "What is this,
Umm Salamah?" She replied, "It is just a
medicine for my daughter." The Prophet, then,
said, "Allah has not made a cure for you in what
He has prohibited to you." Reported by Ibn
Hajar Ai-Haith ami in Majma' Al-Zawa'id and
he said that it is reported by Abu Ya'la and Al-
Bazzar. The transmitters upon whom Abu Ya'la
relied are trustworthy.
Miscellaneous hadiths narrated about wine:
Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him)
related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "A cask of
wine was brought to the Prophet (pbuh) who
said, “Throw it against the wall, it is the drink
of those who do not believe in Allah and the
Last Day.” Reported by Ibn Majah, Abu Ya'la
and Al-Bazzar.
"Whoever memorizes a verse (Ayah) from
Allah's Book and pours wine on it every letter of
this Ayah will drag him from his fore-head,
make him stand before Allah Most Blessed and
Exalted. Then, it argues with him, and whoever
is argued with by the Qur'an will be treated as
an opponent. Woe to whoever is argued by the
Qur'an on the Day of Judgement.” Not found.
"If a group of people gather together to have an
intoxicant in this world, Allah will gather them
together in the Hell-Fire. They will turn to and
blame one another by saying, ‘O such and such,
may Allah not bless you. You brought me
here.’" Not found.
"Whoever drinks wine in this world, Allah will
make him drink from the poison of Asawid. One
sip of this poison will make the flesh of his face
fall in the goblet before he drinks it. Having
drunk it, his flesh and skin will fall off, and it
will bring pain to the people of the Hell-Fire.
Behold, whoever drinks it, presses it for another,
presses it for himself; carries it, accepts its
delivery or eats its price are alike in entailing its
sin. Allah does not accept their Prayer, Fasting
or Pilgrimage until they repent. But if they die
before doing repentance, Allah will make them
drink pus of the Hell-Fire for every dosage they
drank in this world. Beware, every intoxicant is
wine, and every wine is unlawful.” Not found.
The Prophet's statement "Every intoxicant is
wine" included also hashish (marijuana)
It is narrated that "When the drunkards are
brought to the bridge on the Fire (Sirat) they
will be kidnapped by the angels of punishment
to the river of Khabal. There they will drink for
every glass of wine they have drunk a sip from
the river of Khabal. Such a sip is so hot that if
poured on to heaven, it will be burnt."
Some of the sayings of the early Muslims about
wine:
"Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
said, "Whenever a drunkard dies let him be
buried crucified. Then disinter his grave to find
out whether he is directed to Qiblah or not. If
not, let him be crucified."
It is narrated that once Al-Fudail Ibn Eyad
visited one of his disciples when dying. He
started to instruct the deceased the testification
of Faith, “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah," but the disciple
could not repeat after him. When Al-Fudail
repeated it again the disciple said, "I could
never pronounce it. I am free of it.” Then, Al-
Fudail left weeping. Afterwards, he saw in a
dream the disciple while being dragged to Fire.
He asked him, "O poor disciple, why did you
turn to ignorance?"
He replied, "O master, when I was ill, I went to
a physician who advised me to drink a glass of
wine every year. It not, I would remain sick.
Therefore, I used to drink it annually for
treatment."
If that is the abode of those who drink it for
treatment, how about the others?
When a penitent was asked why he repented, he
answered, 'I was used to entering graves. Once,
I saw a dead person not directed to Qiblah. I,
then, asked his kinsmen about him and they
said, "He used to drink wine in the world and
died without doing repentance.”’
One of the righteous men said, "Having buried
one of my kids, I saw him in a dream with a
white hairy head. I asked, “O my kid, I had
buried you as a child, what happened to you?"
“A drunkard was buried beside me, father. Then
Hell-Fire received him by just a puff. It was so
violent that all children grew white hairs."
Hence, we should repent to Allah the Almighty
before dying disobedient and then cast into the
Fire. We seek Allah's refuge from it.
Hashish which is made from marijuana is like
wine. It is unlawful and whoever smokes it
should suffer the same penalty of a drunkard.
Actually it is worst than wine as it affects one's
mind and perception to the extent that he may
turn into effeminate or a pimp etc. Wine is also
most abominated as it often leads to
disagreement and fighting and they in turn take
the Muslim away from Prayer and remembrance
of Allah.
Once, Abu Musa asked, "O Messenger of Allah
what is the ruling of Bit' and Mizr (two
intoxicants beverages made in Yemen).” The
former is made of honey and the latter is made
of barley. The Prophet answered, “Every
intoxicant that causes the negligence of Prayer
is forbidden.” Reported by Muslim.
"Of that which intoxicates in a large amount, a
small amount is unlawful.” Reported by At-
Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud and
Ahmad.
In the hadith above, there is no reference to the
dichotomy of intoxicants into solid or liquid.
Whatever the kind or form of an intoxicant, it is
unlawful. Hashish is not mentioned by the early
Muslims because it was used only after the
coming of Tatars to the Islamic world.
Abdul-Malik Ibn Marawan recounted a story
about a young man who came to him weeping
because of a sin he committed. The young man
asked: “Is repentance available to me?” Abdul-
Malik said, “What did you commit of sins?” “I
committed a grievous sin,” the man declared.
Abu Malik said, "You would better repent to
Allah Who accepts the repentance of His
servants and forgives all sins." Then, the young
man said, "O leader of the believers, I was used
to robbing graves. There I have seen many
wondrous scenes.” He asked him: "What did
you see?" He said, "One night I robbed a grave
where I noticed the corpse not directed to
Qiblah. I was scared and started to leave but I
heard someone saying, ‘Would not you ask why
he was turned away from Qiblah?’ ‘Why?’, I
asked. He said, “Because he was not serious in
Prayer.”
When I stole from another grave I noticed that
the corpse was turned into a pig and his neck
tied by chains. I was scared and attempted to
leave, but I heard someone saying, ‘Would not
you ask about his deeds, and why he was
tortured?’ I asked ‘Why?’ He said, "He drank
wine in the world and died without doing
repentance.”
In the third grave I saw that the corpse was
pinned into the earth by wedges of fire and that
the tongue was pierced to the back of his head.
I became scared and tried to go back but
someone called me by saying, ‘Would you like
to know why he was tortured?’ I asked. ‘Why?’
He said, ‘He did not free himself of traces of
urine and was a talebearer.’
In the fourth grave, I saw the corpse blazing in
fire. I was scared and attempted to leave but I
was called, ‘Would you like to know why he
was tormented.’ I asked, ‘Why?’ He replied, ‘He
neglected prayers.’
Eventually, I stole from a fifth grave which was
so wide as far as one's sight, and shiny. The
corpse was lying on a bed illuminated and well
dressed. I honored him and tried to leave but
someone called me saying, ‘Would you like to
know why he was honored?’ ‘Why?’ I asked. He
said, ‘He was a devout young man who was
brought obeying and worshipping Allah.’
Then Abdul-Malik commented, "This is a lesson
to the sinful men and a good tiding to the
devout people.”
May Allah count us among the devout and
obedient people and let us be protected from
wrongdoing. He is the Most Generous, the Most
Bounteous.
