Chapters on Drinks
كتاب الأشربة
Chapter 1: Wine is the key to all evils
‘My close friend (ﷺ) advisedme:‘Do not drink wine, for it is the key to all evils.’”
“I heard Khabbab bin Arat narrating that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Beware of wine! For its sinsoverwhelmother sins, just as the grapevine overwhelms other trees.’”
Chapter 2: Whoever drinks wine in this world, he will not drink it in the hereafter
“Whoever drinks wine in this world, he will not drink it in theHereafter, unless he repents.”
“Whoeverdrinks wine in this world, he will not drink it in theHereafter.”
Chapter 3: The one who is addicted to wine
“The one who is addicted to wine is like one who worshipsidols.”
“No onewhois addicted to wine will enter Paradise.”
Chapter 4: If a person drinks wine, his prayer will not be accepted
“Whoever drinks wine and gets drunk, his prayer willnotbe accepted for forty days, and if he dies he will enter Hell,but ifhe repents, Allah will accept his repentance. If he drinkswine againand gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for fortydays, and ifhe dies he will enter Hell, but if he repents, Allahwill accept hisrepentance. If he drinks wine again and gets drunk,his prayer willnot be accepted for forty days, and if he dies hewill enter Hell, butif he repents Allah will accept his repentance.But if he does itagain, then Allah will most certainly make himdrink of the mire ofthe puss or sweat on the Day of Resurrection.”They said: “O Messengerof Allah, what is the mire of the pus orsweat? He said: “Thedrippings of the people of Hell.”
Chapter 5: What wine is made from
“Wine comes from these two trees: The date palm and thegrapevine.”
“From wheat comes wine, from barley comes wine, fromraisinscomes wine, from dates comes wine and from honey comes wine.”
Chapter 6: Wine is cursed from ten angles
“Wine is cursed from ten angles: The wine itself, the one whosqueezes (the grapes etc), the one for whom it is squeezed, the onewho sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it, the one towhom it is carried, the one who consumes its price, the one whodrinksit and the one who pours it.”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed ten with regard towine:The one who squeezes (the grapes etc.), the one who asks for itto besqueezed, the one for whom it is squeezed, the one who carriesit,the one to whom it is carried, the one who sells it, the one forwhomit is brought, the one who pours it, the one for whom it ispoured,until he counted ten like this.”
Chapter 7: Dealing in wine
“When the Verses at the end ofSuratAl-Baqarah concerning usury were revealed, the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) went out and forbade dealing in wine.”
Umar heard that Samurah hadsoldsome wine, and he said: “May Allah ruin Samurah! Does he not knowthat the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘May Allah curse the Jews,foranimal fat was forbidden to them, so they melted it down and soldit.’”
Chapter 8: They will call wine by other names
“Night and day will not cease until a group among mynationdrinks wine, calling it by some other name.”
“People among my nation will drink wine, under some othername that they will give it.”
Chapter 9: Every intoxicant is haram
“Everydrink that causes intoxication is unlawful.”
“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Every intoxicant is unlawful.’”
“Every intoxicant is unlawful.”
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Everyintoxicant is unlawful for every believer.’”