Alcohol
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of
alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansaab
(stone altars for sacrifices to idols etc) and
Al-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision)
are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s)
handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that
(abomination) in order that you may be
successful”
[al-Maa’idah 5:90]
“And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it
is a Faahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses
its limits: a great sin), and an evil way that
leads one to hell unless Allaah forgives him”
[al-Isra’ 17:32].
Al-Bukhaari narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“No adulterer is a believer at the time when he
is committing adultery; no thief is a believer
at the time when he is stealing; no drinker of
wine is a believer at the time when he is
drinking it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5578) and
Muslim (57).
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“If you avoid the great sins which you are
forbidden to do, We shall expiate from you your
(small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance
(i.e. Paradise)”
[al-Nisa’ 4:31].
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) used to say: “The five daily
prayers, from one Jumu’ah to the next, and from
one Ramadaan to the next, are an expiation for
whatever (sins) come in between, so long as one
avoids major sins.” Narrated by Muslim (233).
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god)
along with Allaah, nor kill such person as
Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse”
[al-Furqaan 25:68].
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) cursed ten with regard to alcohol: the
one who squeezes it (the grapes etc), the one
for whom it is squeezed, the one who drinks it,
the one who carries it, the one to whom it is
carried, the one who pours it, the one who sells
it, the one who consumes its price, the one who
buys it and the one for whom it is bought.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1259; classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani.
Al-Nasaa’i (5666) narrated that ‘Uthmaan (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: “Avoid alcohol
for it is the mother of all evils. There was a
man among the people who came before you who was
a devoted worshipper. A seductive woman fell in
love with him, and she sent her slave-woman to
him to call him to bear witness. He went with
the slave-woman, and every time they passed
through a door, she locked it behind them, until
he reached a beautiful woman with whom was a
child and a vessel of wine. She said, ‘I did not
call you to bear witness, rather I called you
either to have intercourse with me, or to drink
a cup of this wine, or to kill this child.’ He
said, ‘Pour me some of this wine.’ So she poured
him a cup, then he said, ‘Give me more,’ and he
did not stop until he had has intercourse with
her and killed the child. So avoid alcohol, for
by Allaah faith and addiction to wine cannot be
combined except soon one of them will be
expelled.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i.
And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god)
along with Allaah, nor kill such person as
Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse __and whoever
does this shall receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the
Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein
in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in
Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for
those, Allaah will change their sins into good
deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful
71. And whosoever repents and does righteous
good deeds; then verily, he repents towards
Allaah with true repentance”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-71]
Abu Dawood (3674) and Ibn Maajah (3380) narrated
that Ibn ‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “May Allaah curse wine, the one who drinks
it, the one who pours it, the one who sells it,
the one who buys it, the one who squeezes (the
grapes etc), the one for whom it is squeezed,
the one who carries it and the one to whom it is
carried.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Al-Tirmidhi (1295) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed ten with
regard to wine: the one who squeezes (the grapes
etc), the one who asks for it to be squeezed,
the one who drinks it, the one who carries it,
the one to whom it is carried, the one who pours
it, the one who sells it and consumes its price,
the one who buys it and the one for whom it is
bought.
Alcohol is the mother of all evils, as the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) told us. Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat;
classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of
alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansaab
(stone altars for sacrifices to idols, jinn,
etc), and Al-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or
decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s
(Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all)
that (abomination) in order that you may be
successful”
[al-Maa’idah 5:90]
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “The one who is
addicted to alcohol is like one who worships an
idol.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3375; classed as
hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 2720.
It was narrated from Abu’l-Darda’ that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “No one who is addicted to alcohol
will enter Paradise.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah,
3376; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani as stated
in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 2721.
It was narrated that ‘Uthmaan (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: “Avoid alcohol for it is
the mother of all evils. There was a man among
the people who came before you who was a devoted
worshipper. A seductive woman fell in love with
him, and she sent her slave-woman to him to call
him to bear witness. He went with the
slave-woman, and every time they passed through
a door, she locked it behind them, until he
reached a beautiful woman with whom was a child
and a vessel of wine. She said, ‘I did not call
you to bear witness, rather I called you either
to have intercourse with me, or to drink a cup
of this wine, or to kill this child.’ He said,
‘Pour me some of this wine.’ So she poured him a
cup, then he said, ‘Give me more,’ and he did
not stop until he had has intercourse with her
and killed the child. So avoid alcohol, for by
Allaah faith and addiction to wine cannot be
combined except soon one of them will be
expelled.”
Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 5666; classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i, 5236.
It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever drinks
alcohol and gets drunk, his prayers will not be
accepted for forty days, and if he dies he will
go to Hell, but if he repents, Allaah will
accept his repentance. If he drinks wine again
and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted
for forty days, and if he dies he will go to
Hell, but if he repents, Allaah will accept his
repentance. If he drinks wine again and gets
drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for forty
days, and if he dies he will go to Hell, but if
he repents, Allaah will accept his repentance.
If he does that again, Allaah will give him to
drink of the mud of khabaal on the Day of
Resurrection.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah,
what is the mud of khabaal?” He said, “The juice
of the people of Hell.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah,
3377; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
Ibn Maajah, 2722.
Abu ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mandah said: The phrase “his
prayers will not be accepted” means that he will
not be rewarded for his prayers for forty days,
as a punishment for drinking alcohol. This is
like what they said about the one who speaks
when the imam is delivering the khutbah on
Friday: he prays Jumu’ah [Friday prayer] but
there is no Jumu’ah for him, meaning that he
will not be given the reward for praying Jumu’ah,
as a punishment for his sin.
Ta’zeem Qadr al-Salaah, 2/587, 588.
Al-Nawawi said:
With regard to his prayer not being accepted,
what this means is that he will not be rewarded
for it, even though it is valid, and he does not
have to repeat it.
With regard to what the questioner was told
about her fasting not being accepted, this is
based on the view of some of the scholars that
the mention of prayer in the hadeeth quoted
above is a warning that no other acts of worship
will be accepted either.
then he must hasten to repent, for “the one who
repents is like the one who did not sin.”
Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 2450; classed as saheeh
by al-Busayri as stated in al-Zawaa’id Haashiyat
Sunan Ibn Maajah
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