Alcohol haraam
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Dear
brother assalamu alaikum
Dear
brother i am asking this question because i see so many muslim brothers are
having habit of consuming alcohol . One of my town mate died while he was
returning from bar in the stae when he was fully drunked .. i want to stop all
my brothers around me from commiting haram sins. i really need your help to put
forward my words in front of them in the light of Quraan & hadith .
everybody knows that it is haraam but still they commit this hiding behind the
excuse that Allah is Gafoor
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Answer:
Alcohol haraam
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 90-91:
O you who have believed! ‘Khamr’ (all types of intoxicants), games of chance, idols,
and divining arrows are all abominable works of the Shaytaan; therefore, stay (far) away from these so that you may
attain success. Indeed, the Shaytaan seeks to sow enmity and hatred
among you by means of ‘khamr’ (intoxicants) and gambling, and to prevent you from the Remembrance of
Allah and from Salaah. Will you
not, then, abstain from these things?
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2776 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Allah's Messenger (saws) invoked the curse of
Allah on ten people in connection with wine: the wine-presser, the one who has
it pressed, the one who drinks it, the one who conveys it, the one to whom it
is conveyed, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who benefits
from the price paid for it, the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is
bought.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4477 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
The Prophet (saws) said, "He who
believes in Allah and the Last Day must not sit at a cloth (table or gathering)
where wine is being circulated."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 3672 Narrated by Abdullah Ibn Abbas
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “Every
intoxicant is khamr (alcohol, wine,
etc.), and every intoxicant is haraam.”
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 3679 Narrated by Aisha
I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws)
say: “Every intoxicant is haraam; if a quantity of anything causes
intoxication, a handful of it is (also)
haraam.”
Respected brother in Islam, make no mistake, Allah and His
Messenger (saws) have categorically forbidden the consumption of any type,
quality, or quantity of intoxicant. The
consumption of intoxicants, without an iota of a doubt, is a grave sin in the
Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Your
Question: ….everybody knows that it is haraam but still they commit this hiding
behind the excuse that Allah is Gafoor
As grave as the sin of consuming intoxicants is in the
Sight of Allah Subhanah, it obviously is not amongst the listed unforgivable
sins of ‘shirk’ (polytheism), ‘kufr’ (disbelief), or ‘nifaq’ (hypocrisy).
But for one to intentionally continue transgressing the
Prescribed Boundaries of the Lord Most Majestic and boldly indulge in the
‘haraam’ in the hope that Allah Subhanah will forgive them their daring
indulgence in major and/or minor sins only because He is the Most Merciful is
to make a complete mockery of the Mercy of the Lord Most Gracious!!!
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3653 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr
The Prophet (saws) said, "An undutiful
son, a gambler, one who casts up what he has given, and one who is addicted to
wine will not enter
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3643 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If
anyone consumes ‘khamr’ (intoxicants), Allah will not accept prayer from him
for forty days, but if he repents Allah will forgive him. If he repeats the
offence Allah will not accept prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents
Allah will forgive him. If he again repeats the offence Allah will not accept
prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents Allah will forgive him. If he
repeats it a fourth time Allah will not accept prayer from him for forty days,
and if he repents Allah will not forgive him, but will give him to drink of the
river of the fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell."
Sahih Muslim Hadith 4962 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: “Every intoxicant is haraam! Verily Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, made
a covenant to those who drank intoxicants to make them drink ‘Tinat al-Khabal’. The companions asked: “Allah's
Messenger, what is Tinat
al-Khabal?’ He (saws) said:
“It is the sweat of the denizens of Hell, or the discharge of the denizens of Hell.”
Those who boldly continue to transgress the Prescribed
Limits of Allah Subhanah should either seek sincere forgiveness and amend their
conduct….or prepare for a severe accounting in the Presence of their Lord Most
Majestic.
Your
Question: …..These type of peoples use one story from hadith about one prostitute
who gave water to thirsty dog & because of her this deed her all sins
were washed out . please let me know the exact hadith or story about that
prostitute is it true.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.538 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "A
prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well
and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and
tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it to quench its
thirst. So, Allah forgave her because of that."
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
