Part 13

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

"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."5

"Whoever drinks wine without being intoxicated, Allah rejects him for forty nights. If he dies during this

period, he dies as an idol worshiper."6

'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."7

Whoever drinks wine is not considered a believer at the time of drinking. Abu Hurayrah related that the

"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" 8

"Whoever fornicates or drinks wine, Allah takes his faith from him as a man takes a shirt off over his

Reported by Ahmad, Al-Nasa'i and AI-Hakim.

Reported by Ibn Hajar Ai-' Asqalani in 'AI-Matalib AI-Aliyyah' and reported by Al-Nasa'i.

This has many references; the nearest narration to it is reported by Ibn Majah and Al-Nasa'i.

Reported by Ibn Hajar AI-Haithami in Majma' AI-Zawa'id.

Ai-Harth mantioned it in AI-Matalb AI-'alih

"The scent of Paradise is smelt five hundred years away but is not sensed by whomever shows disrespect to

his parents, he who reminds of his charity to them, a drunkard or an idol worshiper." 1

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." 2

"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." 3

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." 4

Ahmad reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Gabriel came to me and said, "0 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 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

AI-Bukhari and Ibn 'Umar said, "Do not greet the drunkard."

"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."7

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

Reported by Ibn Hajar Ai-Haithami in Majma' AI-Zawa'id.

Reported by Ai-Hakim and Ai-Baihaqi.

Reported by AtTirmidhi who said it is a Gharib hadith.

Postulated by Al-Haithami in Majma' Al-Zawa'id. It is also reported by Ahmad and At-Tabarani.

As-Suyuti attributed it to AtTabarani in Jami' Al-Ahadith.

Reported by AI-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak and attributed by Al-Suyuti to AtTabarani in Jami' Al-Ahadith

Reported by Ibn Al-Jawzy in the book of forged hadiths.

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

"Allah has not made a cure for you in what He has prohibited to you."1

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."2

"Whoever memorizes a verse (Ayah) from Allah's Book and pours wine on it every letter of this Ayah will

drag him from his forehead, make him stand before Allah Most Blessed and Exalted. Then, it argues with

him, and whoever is argued with by the Quran will be treated as an opponent. Woe to whomever is argued

by the Quran on the Day of Judgement." 3

"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, 0 such and such may Allah not bless

you. You brought me here." 4

"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 win is unlawful." 5

The Prophet's statement "Every intoxicant is wine" included also hashish (marijuana) as will be

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

Reported by Ibn Hajar Ai-Haith ami in Majma' Al-Zawa'id and he said that it is

reported by Abu Yal'la and Al-Bazzar. The transmitters upon whom Abu Ya'la

Reported by Ibn Majah, Abu Ya'la and A1-Bazzar.

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

It is narrated that once Al-FudailIbn 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, "0 poor disciple, why did you turn to ignorance?"

He replied, "0 master, when I was ill, I went to a physician who advised me to drink a glass of

wine every year. It not, you 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, 0 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

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 of Prayer and remembrance of Allah.

Some earliest scholars held that who eats or smokes hashish should be disciplined but such disciplinary

action may not reach the amount of the least prescribed legal penalty. This is because they considered it as

something that befogs mind but not desired like narcotics Nevertheless, hashish is something which is

desired and it is hard for the addict to renounce it. Therefore, he who eats or smoke it should be penalized

like the one who drinks wine.

Because hashish is solid the scholars are not unanimous as to whether it is filthy or not. There are three