Alcoholism - Mother of Evils [English] (Dawat-E-Islami)

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Mother of Evils

English Translation of Burayiaun ki Maa

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Compiler: Markazi Majlis Shura (Dawat-e-Islami)

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Du for reading the book

Read the following Du (supplication) before studying a religious

book or an Islamic lesson,

, you will remember

whatever you study.

Translation

Y Allah ! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us,and have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable and

Glorious!(Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note:Recite alt-Alan-Nab once before and after the Du.


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13 Intentions for reading this book in connection

to thirteen letters of Combating Wine

The Noble Prophet said:

Which means,

The intention of Muslim values more than his deed.

(Al-Mujam Kabr, vol. 6, pp. 185, ad 5942)

Two Madan pearls

C Without a good intention, no reward is granted for arighteous deed.

C The more righteous intentions that are made, thegreater the reward!

Intentions

1-4. Every time [I read this book] I will start with amd(1),alwt(2), Taawwu(3) and Tasmiyya(4) (by reading thetwo lines of Arabic given at the top of this page one willbe acting on these four intentions).

5. For seeking pleasure of Allah , I will read this bookfrom the beginning to the end.


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6-7.To the best of my ability, I will try to read it whilst in thestate of Wuu(6)and facing the Qibla(7).

8. I will behold the Quranic verses and the blessed Adout of reverence.

9. Wherever I come across the exalted name of Allah, I will

say ,

10. and wherever I come across the blessed name of the Belovedand Blessed Prophet I will invoke .

11.With the intention of acting upon the ad Givegifts to each other, it will enrich affection amongst you,(Muwa Imm Mlik, vol. 2, pp. 407, ad 1731) I shall buy thisbook (one, or as many I can afford) and will gift it to others.

12. I will continue campaign against Satan.

13. If I spot any Shar mistake, I will inform the publishers inwriting (verbal intimation is usually ineffective).


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Mother of Evils*

Excellence of alt-Alan-NabA saint of Islam has reported that he dreamt a personnamed Mishaa after his death. He asked him, How did Allahtreat you? The deceased replied, Allah forgave me.I asked the reason for that. He said, Once I requested one ofthe great scholars of ad to dictate me any ad along with

its chain of narrators. Hence, whilst dictating the ad to me,when the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet was mentioned, the respected scholar invoked alt upon theBeloved Prophet , I too recited alt aloud andlistening to me, other participants of the gathering beganinvoking alt. Allah forgave all the participants of thatgathering by virtue of the recitation of alt upon the Noble

Prophet . (Al-Qarba li-Ibn-e-Bashkawl, pp. 66, ad 63)

Amal na Daykay ye dek Mabb kay koochey k ay gad

Maul nay Mujay yn baksh diy

* This speech was delivered by the Muballigh of Dawat-e-Islami, Nigrn of Markaz Majlis-e-Shr, Harat Mauln Muhammad Imaran Attari in Urdu, on the topic of Mother ofEvils in weekly Sunna inspiring Ijtim of Dawat-e-Islami at its Global Madan Markaz,

Faizan-e-Madina, Karachi on 25th

Muarram-ul-arm 1430 AH (Thursday 22 January,2009). It is being published with some amendments.Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madna

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I was not weighed up by my deeds; rather I was forgiven by virtue ofbeing the beggar of the sacred street of Madina

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you notice that all the participantsof the gathering were forgiven just because of reciting alt-Alan-Nab loudly. Lets make intention to recite alt aloudupon listening to the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet

while attending any religious gathering, for

example, weekly Sunna inspiring Ijtim of Dawat-e-Islami,the global non-political movement for propagation of Quran

and Sunna.

Mother of all evils

One day, whist delivering a sermon, Amr-ul-Muminn SayyidunUmn bin Affn mentioned that he listened from

the Beloved Prophet : Refrain from the motherof evils (alcohol) because, in the times of Ban Isrl, there was avery pious man who used to live in seclusion. A woman fell inlove with him and she sent her servant requesting him that shewould like to produce him as a witness in a certain case. Theman went to her home. As he went across the doors through the

home, the doors were made shut behind him, until he came infront of a very beautiful and elegant lady. A boy was standingbeside her and there was a pitcher made up of glass containingalcohol. The woman said, I have not called you here for givingany evidence. Instead I want that you murder this boy, or indulgein fornication with me or drink from this wine glass, and if youwould refuse, I will shout and disgrace you. The man thought

that he had no option of getting out of this difficult situation,hence, he opted for the alcohol. The lady made her drink from


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wine glass. Out of intoxication, he kept on asking for more andmore. He continued drinking until he commited fornicationwith the woman and also murdered the boy. The BelovedProphet further said, Therefore, you keeprefraining from alcohol. mn (Faith) and the habit of drinkingalcohol cannot coexist in ones heart; (if one will do so) out ofmn and alcohol, one will eject the other. (Al-Isn bit-Tartb aIbn-e-abbn, vol. 7, pp. 367, ad 5324)

Dear Islamic brother! When that pious person was asked tocommit fornication, he refused. When he was given the optionof committing murder, he refused, but when he was asked todrink alcohol, that poor pious man thought that the last optionwould save him from the very harmful acts of fornication andmurder. And so, he drank the alcohol but due to its curse heended up committing both the other major sins. Actually, he

unfortunately chose the key to sins. By him choosing the sin ofdrinking alcohol, it opened many other doors of sins for him.Islam has declared alcohol as arm forever due to these verydestructive outcomes. In addition to several other detrimentalevils, drinking alcohol has also become a cult of our society. Ithas destroyed the very fabric of society. In the past, people usedto drink alcohol secretly. They would drink secretly so that

nobody can see them.

Was it alcohol or vinegar in the bottle?

It has been reported that once Amr-ul-Muminn SayyidunUmar Frq was walking through one of the streetsof Madna Munawwara. He saw a young man who

had a bottle hidden in his clothes. He

asked, Oyoung man! What are you hiding in your clothes? The bottle


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contained alcohol in it. The young man felt so embarrassed thathe could not disclose this to Amr-ul-Muminn .Therefore, he repented instantly in his heart and supplicated: OAllah! Please do not embarrass me in front of Sayyidun UmarFrq . Please conceal my fault today; I will neverdrink alcohol again. Thereafter he said, O Amr-ul-Muminn

! This is a bottle of vinegar. He asked forit to be shown. When the young man showed it, it was vinegar,indeed. (Mukshafa-tul-Qulb, pp. 27-28)

T nay duny main b Aybon ko cupy Y Khud

ashr main bhi lj rak layn keh T Sattr ay

You have concealed my faults in this world O Allah!Please conceal my sins on the Day of Judgement

as well, as you are Sattar

Fear of the beingsDear Islamic brothers! In the past, the sinful people used to fearfacing embarrassment because of their sins being exposed to thepeople of the society. If they found themselves in such a situationwhere their sins would be revealed to others, they would makesincere and whole-hearted repentance in the court of Allah and beg Him to conceal their sins, as related above regarding the

youngster who repented due to the fear of Amr-ul-MuminnSayyidun Umar al-Frq , and Allah acceptedhis true repentance by changing the alcohol of bottle into vinegarso that no one could become aware of his sin. If someone feelsguilty and truly repents, Allah changes the alcohol ofdisobedience into the vinegar of obedience. There had been atime when sinners would at least have fear of the people in theirhearts and would refrain from drinking openly. Unfortunately,


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alcohol is common and openly consumed in these times. Evenin Islamic countries some people add alcohol in the menu ofimportant social and business events just to maintain their socalled status or for the purpose of boasting. This tendency hascreated a huge number of addicts among youngsters and evenwomen are indulging in this evil act. It is arm for one toarrange alcohol openly for others to drink even though he doesntconsume it himself. He who is aware that the event or partyincludes alcohol in the menu should remind himself that the

Noble Prophet has forbade from sitting at adining mat that includes drinking of alcohol. (Sunan Ab Dwd,vol. 3, pp. 489, ad 3774, Maltaq)Another ad reported bySayyidun Jbir mentions that the Beloved Prophet

said, Whoever believes in Allah and theDay of Judgement, should not sit at a dining mat where alcoholis served out. (Sunan Tirmi, vol. 4, pp. 366, ad 2810, Maltaq)

Hence, if it is known that a party, gathering or any social eventincludes alcohol, one should never attend such gathering,otherwise he will deserve hellfire as the Beloved Rasl

has said, Those who make gathering with somedrunkard, Allah will group them together in the hellfire sothey will come near each other blaming. Each one will say to

the other: May Allah not bestow you with good return as itis you who has made me come to this place. Then the other onewill also reply in the same way. (Kitb Al-Kabir liz-ab, pp. 95)

If someone makes an excuse that the alcoholic beverages in aparty are for the non-Muslims, he should ponder over the sayingof Harat Mauln Muhammad Amjad Al Azm , Itis arm to serve alcohol to a Kfir (unbeliever) or a child evenas a means of cure, and there is sin upon the person who serves it.


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(Al-adya, vol. 2, pp. 398)Some Muslims arrange parties forunbelievers and also serve them alcohol; the penalty for suchdrinking is upon these Muslims. (Bahr-e-Sharat, vol. 3 pp. 672)

Gatherings of drinking

In order to learn about the extent of alcoholism and indecencyon a New Years Eve in Pakistan, please read the following news.

Yesterday for the New Years Eve, special parties were arranged

even though the weather was very cold. The parties includedsinging, dancing and drinking. Youngsters continued screamingand shouting on Mall Road and in the vicinity of Fortressstadium, Lahore. There were no rooms available in famous andeven normal hotels of the city. Many organisations and richpeople had already booked rooms in advance for holding secretparties. Police arrested dozens of drunken people and bottles of

alcohol were seized.

Ay kha Khn-e-Rsl waqt-e-du ay

Ummat pa Tayr kay ajab waqt pa ay

Faryd ay ay kasht-e-ummat kay Negaybn

Beya ye tab kay qarb n lag ay

O best of all Rasls, it is the time of prayerHard times have come upon your Umma

We call you for help O Saviour of the boat of the UmmaOur boat is just about to sink

Open war against the commandments of Allah

Few youngsters of Bb-ul-Madna Karachi, Pakistan planned

a get-together on 7th

Ramadan-ul-Mubrak 1428 AH (September21st, 2007). The party included drinking and eating, along with


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dancing. There were 40 friends in total. As soon as the eveningfell and street lights lit that area, people made their way topresent themselves in the court of Allah

for offering al

whereas these youngsters gathered together and started singing,dancing and drinking. They caused too much of noise in thecolony. Some of the youngsters got drunk too much and fell onthe ground. Other friends laughed out aloud at their drunkenfriends and continued drinking excessively. Drinks wereconsumed one after another. They were losing senses with the

passage of time and were tumbling on the ground one after theother due to intoxication. Suddenly one friend asked the otherone, What has happed to these all? Why have they slept? Bothlooked alarmingly at each other and realised the situation. Policewere then immediately called. When the police arrived, 27youngsters had died and others were struggling for their survivaland were taken to hospital. Finally this dancing and drinking

party, held in the blessed month of Ramadan, became a partyof death and 36 youngsters lost their lives due to consuming thepoison of alcohol.

Jo kuch ayn wo sab apnay hi ataun kay hain kartt

Shikwa ay zamnay k na qismat say gila ay

Dikay ayn ye din apn ghaflat k badalat

Such ay ka buray km k anjm br ay

Whatever has happened is the result of our own deedsNo blame can be given to fate or time

These days have come due to our own heedlessnessNo doubt, As you sow, so shall you reap

If we look around us, we will be astonished to see that alcohol,adultery and nudity have become norms of our society. Is thereany city in our country where alcohol is not available, and where


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personal stories of indecency are not mentioned proudly by thepeople! Nudity and indecency is visible on roads, shops andmarketplaces in nearly every city. You will be surprised to knowthat there are 27 companies in Pakistan alone that import alcoholfrom abroad and sell it openly in different cities. Alcohol haspenetrated our society to the extent that it is drunk and servedin our wedding parties and functions, and even at the eventsarranged in celebration of passing the exams.

Dancing and singing has become part and parcel of our wedding

ceremonies. Even very decent families permit their daughters totake their scarves off and dance on such occasions. Consequently,our society has fallen victim not only to the flood of nudism butalso to the evil of alcohol which is being drunk, served and soldopenly. People have become so fearless that they even do notrefrain from arranging alcohol serving gatherings in the sacredmonth of Ramadan. Just ponder for a while! Is this notridiculing the commandments of Allah ? Undoubtedly, it isutter disobedience and an open war against Allah and HisBeloved Rasl .

Wa mayn tum o Naran t tamaddun mayn und

Ye Musalmn ayn! Jinayn dayk kay shrmyn Yad

Your appearance is like that of Christians andculture like that of Hindus,Jews would feel shame looking at Muslims of these times.

One sin carries ten misdeeds

Dear Islamic brothers, a person commits just one sin but thispoor soul doesnt know that ten faults are hidden in this single

sin.


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1. When a person commits a sin, he displeases Allah ,his Creator, Who has full control over of him all the time.

2. He pleases the one who is the most cursed one in the courtof Allah i.e. Satan; who is not only his enemy but alsoenemy of Allah .

3. He distances himself from the excellent place i.e. Paradise.

4. He draws close to a very terrible place i.e. Hell.

5. Though he loves his own self deeply but treats it cruelly

indirectly by committing the sin.

6. He makes himself impure whereas Allah had createdhim pure.

7. He becomes a cause of pain to his companions who nevercause pain to him i.e. those angels who are deputed for hisprotection.

8. He makes earth, sky, day, night and Muslims witness tohis sins, and hence he upsets them.

9. By virtue of his sin, he distresses his Beloved Prophet .

10. He commits a sort of violation (of rights) of all the Creation

of Almighty Allah , whether they are human beings orany other creation. Violation of human rights is in thesense that he becomes ineligible (if someone needs him asa witness) because of his sins. Violation of rights of othercreations is in the sense that rainfall is prevented from allthe creation as a consequence of the sins of human beings.

Therefore a person should refrain from sinning becausecommitting sins is self-harming. (Takira-tul-Wiin, pp. 297-299)


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Zamn buj say meray pa na ay

Ye Tayr to ay karam Y Il

Ba koshishayn k gun coney kRaey Ah! N-km am Y Il

The earth does not split owing to the weight of my grave sins,this is all because of Your benevolence, O AllahWe have tried our level best to refrain from sins

but all in vain, O Allah

What is alcohol?Lets try to understand now What is alcohol?and Why hasIslam ordered us to refrain from it?

On page 671 of Bahar-e-Sharat, volume 3 [the 1250-pagepublication of Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing departmentof Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholar

Muft Amjad Al Aam has mentioned that inthe Arabic dictionary the word Sharbis referred to something

which is consumed for drinking, whereas, in terms of Fuqa(Islamic Jurisprudence), Sharbis referred to something thatintoxicates. It has many kinds. One of its kinds is Khamri.e.wine which is made up from grapes. It is raw juice of grapesthat has been fermented and has gained intensity. According to

Imm-e-Aam , for becoming wine, frothing in it isnecessary. Sometimes all kinds of wine are referred to Khamrmetaphorically. (Al-Fatw al-indiyya, vol. 5, pp. 409; Dr-re-Mukhtr,vol. 10, pp. 32)

Imm fiMuhammad bin Amad aab (died in 748 A.H.)

has mentioned in his book (Kitb-ul-Kabir) thatevery such thing is termed as Khamr that impairs the senses,whether it is wet or dry; eaten or drunk. (Kitb Al-Kabir, pp. 92)


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The reason of the name Khamr

Sayyidun Imm Ab Abbs Amad bin Muhammad bin Al

bin ajar Makk Shfi (died in 974 A.H.) hasmentioned in his book that the reason ofcalling it Khamris that it conceals the brain power. The scarfof a woman is known as Khimrfor the same reason becauseit hides her face. Similarly, a person who hides his witness iscalled Khmir. Alcohol is also known as Khamr because it iskept covered until fermentation. The following words of ad

indicate similar word origin: i.e. cover your utensils.(a Bukhr, vol. 3, pp. 591, ad 5623, Maltaq)According to fewlexicographers, the reason of calling it Khamr is that it upsetsthe senses. An Arabic proverb is also derived from the same root:

i.e. Disease has upset him. (Al-Zawjir An Iqtrf-ul-Kabir, vol. 2,pp. 292)

Ruling on alcohol

Sayyidun Imm Nuam Amad bin Abdull Afan

has quoted in ilya-tul-Auliythat once, fermentedNabz (that may cause intoxication) contained in a pitcherwas brought in the blessed court of the Beloved Prophet

. He said, Throw it against the

wall because it is a beverage for one who does not believe inAllah and in the Day of Judgment. (ilya-tul-Auliy, vol. 6,pp. 159, ad 8148)

The Merciful Prophet has stated, Everyintoxicant is wine and every intoxicant is arm. (a Muslim,pp. 1109, ad 2003) It is mentioned in a ad that the Blessed

Prophet said, Every intoxicant is wine andevery wine is arm. (ibid)


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Ruling on the earnings from alcohol

Dear Islamic brothers! As it is arm to drink alcohol; its

trading and earnings are also arm.

The Great Prophet said, Alcohol and its value(i.e. earnings), carrion and earnings from it, pig and earningsfrom it have been declared arm by Allah . (Sunan AbDwd, vol. 3, pp. 387, ad 3488, Maltaq)

In one of the A

d, the Beloved Rasl

stated,When Allah declared eating of fat (of kidneys, intestines

and stomach) arm for Jews, they sold it and consumedearnings from it. So, when Allah declares anything armfor some nation, He also declares earnings from it arm.(Sunan Ab Dwd, vol. 3, pp. 387, ad 3488, Maltaq)

Alcohol is arm whether it is less or moreThe Merciful Prophet has stated, Anything thatcauses intoxication when consumed in more quantity is alsoarm in small quantity. (Sunan Ab Dwd, vol. 3, pp. 459, ad 3681)

The Most Blessed Prophet has stated, If a Farq(a unit of weight equivalent to 16 ratals) of some thing can cause

intoxication, a handful of it is also arm. (Jmi-ul-Tirmi, vol. 3,pp. 343, ad 1873)

On page 672 of Bahar-e-Sharat, volume 3 [the 1250-page bookpublication of Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing departmentof Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholarMuft Amjad Al Aam has mentioned that Khamr

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Na-e-Qa1and there is consensus of the Umma on alcoholbeing arm. Its use, whether more or less in quantity, is arm.

It is impure just like urine. Its impurity is categorised as Nijsat-e-Ghlaa i.e. major impurity. Whoever claims alcohol to beall is Kfir (unbeliever) because he has denied Na-e-Qurn

i.e. Quranic injunction. Alcohol is not (liable forcompensation) to a Muslim i.e. if someone wastes a Muslimsalcohol, he will not be liable to pay recompense. It is notpermissible to buy it or to obtain any sort of benefit from it and it

is not permissible to use it as a medicine. It is not permissible tomake some animal drink it, nor is it allowed for soaking theclay. It is not permissible to use it in preparation of suppository.He who drinks alcohol will be punished according to the Islamiclaw even if he has not suffered intoxication. (Dr-re-Mukhtr, vol. 10,pp. 33, etc)It is also impermissible to use it in treatment of thewounds of animals. (Al-Fatw al-indiyya, vol. 5, pp. 410)The juice

of grapes that has been cooked until less than two thirds isevaporated i.e. more than one third is left, and if it is intoxicant,it is also arm and impure. (Dr-re-Mukhtr, Kitb Al-Ashariyya,vol. 10, pp. 36)Water containing Raabi.e. un-dehydrated datesand water containing soaked Munaqqay (big currants) whenundergo fermentation and become frothy is also arm andimpure. (ibid, pp. 37)Wines made up from honey, fig, buckwheat,barley, etc. are also arm. (Dr-re-Mukhtr, vol. 10, pp. 39-40)

For example, in India, wine is made from Maway (a treewhich has red and sallow coloured leaves, its fruit is round inshape and similar to dry date), if it intoxicates, it is arm.(Bar-e-Sharat, vol. 3, pp. 672)

1Na-e-Qa is that clear evidence which is present in the Holy Quran or adMutawtara.(Fatw Faq Millat, vol. 1, pp. 204)


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Eight rulings regarding Khamr (alcohol)

Mull Amad Jwan anaf has quoted the following

eight rulings regarding Khamrin Tafsrt-e-Amadyya.

1. According to us, Khamr (alcohol) is arm Liayni. Itsprohibition is not linked with intoxication and it is notarm for the reason of intoxication. According to somepeople, intoxication caused by it is arm because thiscauses debauchery and prevents from the remembrance of

Allah and from offering al. It should be notedthat, according to us, the aforementioned belief is Kufr(unbelief) because it is a denial of (an injunction of) theBook of Allah . Allah has declared it as Rijs(impure) and Rijs is always arm Liayni. There isconsensus of the Umma on this ruling and same is alsoproven from the Sunna. Therefore, Khamr (alcohol) is

arm Liayni.

2. Khamr (alcohol) is Nijsat-e-Ghlaai.e. a major impurityjust like urine, and is proven as such by absolute injunctions.

3. It is of no value for Muslims. If someone wastes (destroys)or takes over a Muslims alcohol, he will not be liable to

pay any compensation. Its trading is not allowed becauseAllah has declared it impure to discredit it, hence, tovalue it, will be considered as crediting it and tending tovoid its discredit; although as per bona fide tradition,alcohol is considered in holdings.

4. It is arm to obtain any sort of benefit from Khamr

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from impure things, and Allah has also ordered us torefrain from it.

5. It is Kufr to consider Khamr (alcohol) as all (lawful), asit would be refusal of an absolute injunction of theGlorious Quran.

6. ad (Islamic punishment) will be meted out to the onefound guilty of drinking alcohol, even if he has notsuffered intoxication.

7. Once Khamr (alcohol) is prepared, it does not change itscomposition upon further cooking i.e. it remains arm.

8. However, according to the anaf school of thought, it ispermissible to convert Khamr (alcohol) into vinegar.(Al-Tafsrt-tul-Amadyya, pp. 369)

Ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol fromAllma Shm Allma Shm has quoted ten proofs for theimpermissibility of alcohol which are as follows:

1. Alcohol has been mentioned along with gambling, idols

and arrow-betting (a kind of gambling), and these all arearm.

2. Alcohol was declared as impure, and impure things arealways arm.

3. Alcohol has been declared satanic act and satanic acts arearm.


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4. It has been ordered to refrain from alcohol. It is arm tocommit any act refraining from which has been declaredFar (obligatory).

5. Salvation was made conditional with refraining fromalcohol. Hence, it became Farto refrain from it, and itsconsumption became arm.

6. Satan causes hostility among people by virtue of alcohol,and hostility is arm. The cause of a arm thing is also

arm.7. Satan causes hatred among people by virtue of alcohol

and hatred is arm.

8. Satan prevents one from the remembrance of Allah through alcohol, and to prevent from the remembrance ofAllah is arm.

9. Satan prevents one from offering al through alcoholand anything that prevents from offering alisarm.

10. Allah has ordered us to refrain from alcohol in aninterrogative way i.e. Are you not going to refrain fromit? This also shows the impermissibility of alcohol. (Ra-ul-Mukhtr, vol. 10, pp. 33)

When did alcohol become impermissible?

Allma Sayyid Muhammad Namuddn Murdbd

has mentioned in Khazin-ul-Irfn that alcoholbecame arm in 3 A.H, a few days after the Battle of Azb.(Khazin-ul-Irfn, part 2, Al-Baqara, Taat-ul-Aya 219)


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Four verses from the Quran regarding alcohol

Before the advent of Islam, there was a fully established tradition

of drinking alcohol; it was not considered as an evil in social aswell as religious perspective. Therefore, many people werehabitual of drinking alcohol. Islam unfolded its harms in stepsand finally ordered its abandonment.

On pages 545-547 of the book Jaannam main lay Jnay wlayAml, volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul-

Madna, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it ismentioned: Islamic scholars have stated that there are fourverses regarding the prohibition of alcohol. In the first verse, itis ordained that:

And from the fruits of date and grapes, for you make juices andgood nourishment from them; indeed in this is a sign for people ofintellect.

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 14, Sra al-Nal, Verse 67)

Muslims continued drinking alcohol because it was stillpermissible. Companions like Sayyidun Umar Al-Frq

and Sayyidun Mu requested in thecourt of the Noble Prophet to pass a verdictregarding alcohol because it impairs the intellect and wastesmoney. In consequence, Allah imposed the followingcommandment:


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They ask you the decree regarding wine and gambling; say (OBeloved Prophet Muhammad), In both lies great sin, and also someworldly benefit for people - and their sin is greater than theirbenefit.

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra al-Baqara, Verse 219)

The Most Beloved Prophet said, Undoubtedly,Allah is drawing our attention towards prohibition ofalcohol, therefore if anyone possesses alcohol, he must sell itout. (a Muslim, pp. 851, ad 1578, Maltaq)

Some people abandoned alcohol because of the part

(it is

major sin), and few continued because of the description of the

Quran (There are some worldly benefits in it). OnceSayyidun Abdur Raman bin Awf prepared mealand invited a few companions ; alcohol was also served.Guests got intoxicated and lost their senses. When the time ofMaghrib arrived, one of the companions stepped forward and ledthe Maghrib prayer. He committed a mistake in reciting these

verses of the Holy Quran:

1

He recited

instead of

, meaning that, he left the word

before ; consequently, Allah revealed the following

verse:

1You say:Neither do I worship what you worship.


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O People who believe! Do not approach the al when you areintoxicated until you have enough sense to understand what yousay...

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Sra al-Nis, Verse 43)

Thus, intoxicants were declared arm during al times.After revelation of the above verse, some people considered it

as

arm upon them and said, There is no goodness in such asubstance that becomes an obstacle between us and al, andsome used to abandon it during al times. Some peoplewould drink after Ish al so that they could sober up beforeFajr al and some would drink after Fajr in order to regainsenses before ur al.

Once Sayyidun Itbn bin Mlik invited Muslims at

a meal and roasted the head of a camel for them. All ate ittogether and drank alcohol until they got intoxicated. Theybegan boasting and insulting each other. They uttered coupletsand someone read a poem which insulted the Anr whilstshowing the pride of his own tribe. An Anr took the jawbone of the camel and hit the head of one of the companions.

He was injured severely and presented himself in the blessedcourt of the Most Blessed Prophet to launchcomplain against that Anr companion. After this incident,Sayyidun Umar al-Frq al-Aam prayed in thecourt of Allah and requested: O Allah ! Bestow uswith an explicit injunction regarding alcohol. Hence Allah revealed the following commandment:


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O People who Believe! Wine, and gambling, and idols, and the

darts are impure- the works of Satan, therefore keep avoiding themso that you may succeed. The devil only seeks to instil hatred andenmity between you with wine and gambling, and to prevent youfrom the remembrance of Allah and from prayer; so have youdesisted?

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sra Al-Maida, Verse 90-91)

This order was revealed after the Battle of Azb and Sayyidun

Umar said, O Allah we have refrained. (MuallimAl-Tanzl-lil-Baghw, Taat-tul-Aya, vol. 1, pp. 140, ad 219)

Wisdom in stepwise prohibition

Sayyidun Imm Fakhruddn Rz has reported,The wisdom in the stepwise prohibition of alcohol was that

Allah knew that these people are very fond of alcohol andalso earn huge profit from it. If alcohol was prohibited at onceby a single commandment, it would have been difficult for them.Therefore, being kind to them, prohibitions were laid insteps. (Al-Tafsr-ul-Kabr, Al-Baqara, Taat-tul-Aya 219, vol. 2, pp. 396)

Dear Islamic brothers! It can be deduced from stepwise

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themselves could realise the harmful and damaging effects ofalcohol and thus begin to detest it. When a few unpleasantincidents happened, which were the consequence of alcoholism,everybody started feeling resentment towards alcohol. And so,the ultimate commandment regarding the absolute prohibitionof alcohol was imposed.

Liking of the Noble Prophet Two bowls were presented in the court of the Beloved Prophet

in the Night of Mirj(Ascension). There wasmilk in one bowl and alcohol in the other and he was allowedto choose any one from the two. Hence, the Most Beloved Prophet

chose the bowl of milk, it was then said, Youhave chosen nature because if you had opted for the bowl ofalcohol then your Umma would have gone astray. (a Muslim,pp. 104, ad 169; a Bukhr, vol. 2, pp. 437, ad 3394)

Alarming Madan pearls about alcohol by Al

arats father, Mauln Naq Al Khn

Mauln Naq Al Khn

has mentioned in his book

which is famously known asAnwr-e-Jaml-e-Muaf: Alcohol is a cause of heedlessness,and heedlessness is the outcome of worldliness. It is commonlyobserved that an intoxicated person walks about here and thereunconsciously, and the one who cannot find an overt path, howwould he be able to find the covert (spiritual) path! If one takes

the meaning of worldliness as fondness towards worldly thingsthen it is also evident that just like alcohol that makes one lose


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his senses, fondness towards worldliness also makes onenegligent of Allah and distracts him from pondering overhis afterlife. The way too much consumption of alcohol causesones head to spin, likewise the one who hankers after worldlythings has his mind fully and constantly occupied in it. As it issaid that alcohol is the key of all evils; similarly, the love of thisworld is the root cause of all sins.

Alcohol is similar to mirage1. A person becomes aware of hisignorance when he reaches the mirage, likewise, when a drunken

person is intoxicated, people laugh at him and he suffersembarrassment on regaining his senses.

The difference between Sharb and Sarb

In the Arabic language the words Sharb (Alcohol)and Sarb(mirage, or an illusion)has a difference of only three dots,

pointing towards three alarming Madan pearls.

1. Embarrassment after realisation of mirage lasts for a fewmoments only, whereas the embarrassment caused byalcohol remains with one in all three stages i.e. in theworld, Barzakh (life period after the worldly life and beforethe Day of Judgement) and on the Day of Judgement. The

alcoholic is untrustworthy in the world; he is wretched anddeprived in Barzakh and will be tormented on the Day ofJudgement.

2. The word for alcohol, Sharb,is constituted of two wordsShari.e. all evil and bi.e. water. Hence, alcohol is such

1An effect caused by hot air in deserts or on roads, which makes you think you can seethat there is some water which is not there infact.


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bad and abominable water which only contains evil in itand every evil thing has a destructive ending.

3. Alcohol is known as Khamrin Arabic. The letter Khrepresents Khaba i.e. immorality, the letter Mmsymbolises Maqti.e. loathsome and the letterR indicatesrefuted. Truly, the alcoholic is immoral, an enemy of Allahand is rejected. No doubt alcohol is the mother of evils andwhoever drinks it, becomes rejected and deserves the wrathof Allah . (Anwr-e-Jaml-e-Mustafa, pp. 280)

Implementation of prohibition

Regular drunkards when realised that alcohol causes thedispleasure of Allah and his Rasl instantlydiscarded alcoholism. They discharged it away in the streets,and for many days the odour of alcohol could be smelt from the

surroundings but no one dared to drink it. According to onenarration, the Blessed Prophet got collected allthe stocks of alcohol from the people of Madina at one placeand drained it away with his own blessed hands.

Sayyidun Abdull bin Umar quoted: One day Iwas present in the blessed court of the Merciful Prophet

. Suddenly he

said, Whoeverhas any amount of alcohol available with him should bring it

to me! Upon listening to this order, all departed towards theirhomes without delay. They brought all their stocks. Some broughtvessels while others fetched containers of alcohol. Wheneveryone had brought what they had, he said,Place all of this alcohol in the field of Baqand let me know

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Baq-e-Gharqad, I also joined him. Amr-ul-Mumnn, SayyidunAb Bakr iddq met us on the way; the Beloved of

Allah

brought him to his right side and I cameto the left, and after sometime Sayyidun Umar alsomet us on the way. The Prophet of Allah tookhim to his left side and I was asked to go behind. We all reachedwhere the alcohol was placed. He asked thepeople, Do you all know what this is? All replied, Yes, OProphet ! We know that this is alcohol. He

said, You have spoken the truth (but remember),concerning alcohol, Allah has cursed alcohol, the one whoextracts it, the one whom it is extracted for, the one who drinksit, the one who serves it, the one who brings it, the one whom itis brought for, the one who sells and buys it, and all those whoeat from its earnings. He then asked for a knife tobe brought and ordered it to be sharpened. When it was

sharpened, he started to slit the leather containersof alcohol. People humbly asked, O Raslull !If only the alcohol is disposed of and the containers are not slit,they can be reused later on. He replied, I alsoknow this very well but I am doing this to avoid the anger of Allahbecause I fear that there may be risk of the displeasure of

Allah even in benefiting from these containers. When

Sayyidun Umar al-Frq saw the resentment of theNoble Prophet , he requested, OProphet ! Please order me! I can easily do that.But he said, No, I will do this thing myself. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 199-200, ad 7310)

The act of the Most Blessed Rasl , slitting the

leather containers with his own blessed hands was to show theintense resentment that he had for alcohol.


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Even upon the request of Sayyidun Umar al-Frq ,he did not assigned that task to him.

Conduct of the Companions of the Prophet

Regarding the region the companions of the BelovedProphet belonged to, Sayyidun Anas bin Mlik

has mentioned, When alcohol was prohibited, therewas nothing more lavish for the people of Arabia than alcoholismin those times, and there was no commandment so hard for them

than this prohibition. (Muallim Al-Tanzl-lil-Baghawr, Al-Baqara,Taat-tul-Aya 219, vol. 1, pp. 140)

Dear Islamic brothers! There were many amongst the companionsof the Prophet who, before embracing Islam, werealready aware of the harmful effects of alcohol and would dislike it.

Sayyidun fiz Shabuddn Amad bin Al bin ajarAsqaln Shfi (died in 852 A.H.) has stated thatSayyidun Abdul Ramn bin Awf is amongst thosewho would consider alcohol aram even in the era of ignorance.(Al-Aba f-Tammz al-aba, Al-Raqam 5195, Abdur Raman bin Awf,

vol. 4, pp. 293)

It is narrated regarding Sayyidun Abbs bin Mards

that he was asked in era of ignorance, Why dontyou drink alcohol whereas it increases the temperature of thebody. He replied, I do not hold my ignorance in my own handsto pour it in my stomach and also, being chief of my people, Idont like to wake up in the morning having spent my eveninglike a fool. (Al-Tafsr-ul-Kabr, al-Baqara, Taat-tul-Aya: 219, vol. 2, pp. 401)

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hearts and souls of the companions that bowingtheir heads before any commandment of Allah and his Rasl

had become a part of their instinct.

Sayyidun Burada has stated: We were three orfour friends who were once drinking alcohol. I stood up andproceeded to the blessed court of the Most Honourable Prophet

and paid Salm. There I came to know that theinjunction of the prohibition of alcohol has been imposed. Irushed towards my friends and recited the verses of prohibition

over there. They were still busy in drinking and holding vesselsin their hands, meaning that they had drunk some alcohol andsome was still remaining in the bottles, but as soon as theycame to know that alcohol has become arm, they all invoked:! ! i.e. O our Rab! We abandon alcohol listeningto Your commandment. (Tafsr Al-abar, Al-Maida, Taat-tul-Aya 91,vol. 5, pp. 36, ad 12527, Mafum)

Another similar narration is reported from Sayyidun Anasbin Mlik . He said, We had alcoholmade up from raw dates which was not cooked on fire. I wasserving it to so-and-so. Suddenly a person came and informedus that alcohol has been declared arm; therefore all of themsaid to me, O Anas! Drain away these pitchers. Sayyidun Anas

said, The Companions never arguedabout it after knowing its prohibition and never look at it again.(a Bukhr, vol. 3, pp. 216, ad 4617)

Maabbat mayn apn gum Y Il

Na Pun mayn apna pat Y Il

Ran mast-o-bay-khud mayn Tayr wil mayn

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Make me lost in Your love, O Allah

Such that I even forget about my self O AllahMay I remain intoxicated in Your love

Make me sip such a drink, O Allah

Difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim

Salute to the blessed companions. As soon as they came to knowthat drinking the alcohol results in displeasure of Allah and HisRasl they meticulously refrained from it. Thisis the characteristic and speciality of believers of Islam that theydo not even glance at such things which have been prohibitedby the Beloved Prophet , due to their firm beliefthat every commandment of Allah and His Rasl carries blessings and boons for them. Some American doctorsand thinkers have done research regarding the prohibition ofalcohol in Islam and became astonished realizing the harmful

effects of alcohol. They thus became committed to save theirnation from this curse through physical, financial, and sincereefforts. The campaign against alcohol continued in full swingfor 14 years in America and Europe. All sophisticated methodsof media were employed in order to evoke abhorrence towardsalcohol amongst the people. According to one reference, 60million US dollars were spent in this campaign. Government

faced loss of 2.5 billon British pounds. 300 people were givencapital punishment. About half a million people were imprisoned,heavy fines were imposed and properties were ceased but all invain. Finally government surrendered and alcohol was declaredlegal in 1933.

Dear Islamic brothers! This is the real difference between

Muslims and non-Muslims. When Muslims received thecommandment from their Allah , they even broke those


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wine glasses which were half drunk and half remaining, whereasnon-Muslims adopted all possible strategies in order toeliminate alcohol from their society but all in vain.

Harmful effects of drinking

Dear Islamic brothers! Drinking is the cause of numerousphysical and spiritual ailments. It gives birth to several moral,economical and social evils.

Economic harms of alcohol

To realize the annual financial deficit caused by alcohol to acountry like Britain in these modern times, read the followingreport released by the British government:

According to a government report, the cost to bear theexcessive drinking of alcohol amounts up to 20 billion Britishpounds per annum. According to an estimate of the regulatorybody under the Prime Minister, annually thousands of workinghours are wasted due to being late for or not doing workcorrectly because of drinking. The generation is being sunk inthe abyss of alcoholism. Billions of British pounds are spent inorder to deal with alcoholic related crimes and subsequent

economic problems. Annually, 22000 people die due to alcoholconsumption.

Reporters claim that the harmful effects of excessive alcoholismwould be even more than their estimation. 120000 incidents ofviolence occur every year due to alcohol. 40% of casualties thatare brought in hospitals and emergency departments are victimof alcohol. From midnight until 5 am this figure rises to 70%.About 130 000 children in the country get negative influence


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on their personality due to their alcoholic parents and thesechildren suffer serious problems later in their life. These reportsindicate that one out of every three men and one out of everyfive women is drunkard. Besides this, the trend of drinkingalcohol amongst the youth is also on the rise. The age group ofdrinking alcohol as a pastime has now fallen in the range of 16to 24 years. The British ministers are attempting to devise someeffective strategy in order to counter the plague of alcoholism.

Medical harms of alcoholAccording to a report, a psychiatrist who has been treatingalcoholics for 30 years has said that people drink in order toattain peace and composure, decrease their temper and toeliminate depression and despair. Instead they become afflictedwith heart complications, blood pressure, sugar and impairmentof liver and kidney.

On page 426 of Fazan-e-Sunnat[the 1548-page publication ofMaktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Amr-e-Al-e-Sunnat Allma Mauln Abu BilalMuhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi hasmentioned: Islam has declared alcohol as arm, there arecountless reasons and wisdoms in it. Now, even the non-

Muslims have begun to address its harmful effects. Accordingto the views of a non-Muslim researcher, initially the humanbody is able to confront the harmful effects and the drinkerexperiences pleasure, but soon the internal strength eventuallydiminishes and the overpowering harmful effects take control.

Lever suffers the most adverse effect of alcohol and kidneys face

an additional burden; eventually they fail and stop working. Inaddition to that, abundance of alcohol also affects the brain by


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causing swelling on it; as a result nerves get weakened andfinally damaged. An alcoholics stomach suffers swelling andhis bones are weakened. Alcohol spoils the stored vitamins ofthe body. Specifically vitamin B and C become its victims. Iftobacco is smoked along with drinking, its harms increase and aserious risk of high blood pressure, stroke and a heart attackprevails. A drunkard constantly suffers from tiredness, headaches,nausea and extreme thirst. Excessive drinking causes the heartand breathing to cease and the alcoholic suffers sudden death.

Gar aye sharb miay ar kharbChaye g ays nasha Madan Maul

Agar chor k bhi j yan gey to

Sudar jyan gey gar mil Madan Maul

Namzayn jo patay nai ayn un ko lrayb

Namz ay deyt ban Madan Maul

If any alcoholic comes, all his faults will vanishSuch positive enthusiasm will impart this Madan environmentEven robbers or thieves if join this environment, they will mend

themselves by virtue of this Madan environmentThose who do not offer their daily al

will become regular in al after embracing this Madanenvironment

(Fazn-e-Sunnat, pp. 426)

Social harms of drinking

Drinking alcohol not only corrupts the character of thealcoholic, it also affects the whole society. Britain claims to bethe torchbearer of the civilised world. But the countrysMetropolitan Police Chief has said in one of his interviewsthat at night, the alcoholics drink excessively and become a great

nuisance to the police. In the current year, in London alone,police assaults have increased by 40%.


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Ye Ilm, ye ikmat, ye Tadabbur, ye ukmat

Ptay ayn law, daytay ayn talm maswt

Bay kr-o-auryn-o-khuwr-o-iflsKiy kam ayn farang madniyyat kay fustut

This knowledge, this wisdom, this contemplation, this regimeThey drink the blood and teach equality

Unemployment, nudity, drinking alcohol and povertyAre these achievements of westerners not enough?

When this is the condition of a society which is portrayed asrespected and civilised in these times, that the law enforcers arenot safe from the harms of alcoholics then what will be thecondition of the common people in a society which is uncivilized.

Alcoholic cannot recognize family relations

After intoxication, the alcoholic becomes indifferent towards

himself, therefore how can he have any consideration for others?Let alone strangers, he becomes unconcerned to his nearest anddearest, thus;

Sayyidun Abdull bin Umar bin s said, I askedthe Noble Prophet as regards to alcohol. He

stated, This is the biggest of sins and is theroot of all evils, the one drinking alcohol misses his al and(sometimes) he commits adultery even with his mother, hismaternal aunt or his paternal aunt. (Majma-ul-Zawid, vol. 5, pp. 104,ad 8174, Mafum)

Alcoholic and his households

We have understood from the aforementioned saying of the

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alcoholics entire family. The familys honour and reputationsuffers, the children begin to detest their father who constantlyremains in a state of intoxication. This is because they remaindeprived of their fathers affection; they do not receive anythingfrom their father other than scolding and beating. Eventuallythe whole system of the household is ruined.

Imm Abul Farj Abdul Ramn bin Al Muaddi Jauz (died in 597A.H.) has mentioned that in some

cases alcohol makes the alcoholics wife unlawful for him and

he indulges in adultery. This occurs in the situation where thealcoholic frequently becomes so intoxicated that he gives divorceand sometimes he breaks his oaths unconsciously and commitsadultery with his wife who had been unlawful for him byvirtue of that oath. It is the verdict of some aba ,Whoever marries his daughter to an alcoholic it is as if he haspresented his daughter for adultery. (Bar-ud-Dum, pp. 215)

According to a recent survey conducted in Britain, the chancesof becoming addicted to alcohol are double for those childrenwho are exposed to drunken parents. According to those carryingout the survey, the association with the habit of alcoholism inchildhood is also caused by parents not providing properguardianship, whereas the company of bad friends can also be a

major contributing factor for an inclination towards alcoholism.According to that survey, the more time that is spent in thecompany of alcoholic friends, the greater the risk of submittingto alcoholism. Within this survey, the habits and behaviours of5700 boys and girls aged between 13 and 16 were analysed, outof which one in every five told that he first drank alcohol at theage of 14. Half of these children, meaning approximately 2625admitted to start drinking alcohol at the age of 16. The head of


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the organisation namely Alcohol Concernworking to minimisealcoholism in Britain has stated that this survey proves that

parents have a great effect on the disapproved habits in a childsearly life. A key lady researcher of this organisation has said, Itis derived from this research that behaviours of parents andfriends affect the children.

Remain distant from alcoholics

Islam is a complete code of life. It had advised that salvation liesin distancing oneself from the company of alcoholics.

Sayyidun Abdull bin Amr has stated, Do notvisit an alcoholic when he becomes ill. (Al-Adab-ul-Mufrid-lil-Bukhr, pp. 140, ad 529)

Sayyidun Imm Muhammad bin Isml Bukhr

has reported, Sayyidun Abdull bin Amr forbadeto make Salm to alcoholics. (a Bukhr, vol. 4, pp. 173)

The Beloved and Blessed Prophet said, Neithersit in the company of alcoholics nor visit them if they are ill,and do not participate in their funeral al. An alcoholic willcome on the Day of Judgement in such a state that his face wouldhave turned black, his tongue would be hanging out towards hischest, saliva would be drooling out of his mouth and everyonelooking at will hate him. (Al-Kmil f-uf al-Rijl, Al-Raqm 399, al-akmbin Abdulla, vol. 2, pp. 502)

Some scholars of Islam have stated the reason for

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Prophet has cursed him. Hence, if someonebought the ingredients or tools and prepared alcohol, he iscursed twice, and if he served it to another, he is cursed thrice.This is the reason why it is prohibited to visit him during hisillness and to greet him with Salm unless he repents i.e. if hemakes sincere repentance then Allah will accept hisrepentance.

And so, it is established that a man is known by the company he

keeps. Good company of pious people makes one pious and badcompany makes one sinful. It is for this reason that the NobleProphet prevented us from keeping the companyof alcoholics. Here it would be beneficial to mention a fewMadan pearls of Sayyidun Jafar diq as a lessonwhich he delivered upon repeated requests of Sayyidun Sufynaur .

Madan pearls from a prince of the Prophet

On page 75 of the book Jaannam main lay Jnay wlay Aml,volume 1 [the 853-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madna,the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated:Sayyidun Sufyn aur has said, I presented myself

in the court of Sayyidun Imm Jafar diq andrequested, O prince of the Beloved Rasl !Please provide me with some words of advice. He instructedtwo things; O Sufyn! (i)Courtesy is not meant for the liar andcomfort is not meant for the envious (ii) brotherhood is notmeant for narrow-hearted people and leadership is not meantfor the bad-mannered.


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I replied, O Prince of the Rasl , enlighten mefurther, he then said: O Sufyn! (1)One who refrains from

things declared

aram (prohibited) by Allahbecomes wise(2) if you stay content with the distribution that Allah

has determined for you, you will become from amongst thosewho bow down in thankfulness, (3) meet the people in such away that you wish to be met by them; in this way you willbecome faithful (4)do not sit in the company of an adulterer,perhaps he may induce you towards his sinful ways. It is been

reported, A person is upon the religion of his friend, thus, leteach of you consider whom he befriends. (Jami Tirmi, vol. 4, pp. 127,ad 2385)(5) and seek advice in your matters from those whofear Allah . I replied, O Prince of the Rasl ,enlighten me further, and he said O Sufyn! Whoever desiresrespect without being from a respectable family, and power andgrandeur without being a ruler then he should remove himself

from the abyss of the disobedience of Allah and cometowards the obedience of Allah . I replied, O Prince ofthe Prophet , grant me further advice, he thensaid: My honourable father taught me three things by saying:O my son! (i) whoever keeps the company of an evil person, heis never safe, (ii)whoever goes to a place of evil, allegations aremade against him, (iii)whoever cannot control his tongue, hewill be ashamed. (Jaannam main lay Jnay wlay Aml, vol. 1, pp. 75)

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The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you withwine and gambling and to prevent you from the remembrance ofAllah and from al; so have you desisted?

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sra al-Mida, Verse 91)

Dear Islamic brothers! The following two facts are evident fromthis verse of the Glorious Quran; (1)alcohol prevents from theremembrance of Allah and offering al, (2)it becomes acause of enmity and malice. Satan is an open enemy of mankind,he can never be well-wisher; instead he remains busy in the

efforts to somehow deviate a person from the right path. Thus,the Holy Prophet has said, Whoever missesone al in the state of intoxication, it is as if he had the worldand all that it contains but all were grabbed from him. (Al-MusnadImm Amad bin anbal, vol. 2, pp. 593, ad 6671)In another narrationit is mentioned, Whoever misses four als in the state ofintoxication, Allah

has the right to make him drink from

. It was asked, What is ? It was replied, The pusof the inmates of Hell. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 202, ad 7315)

T nashay say bz mat p sharb

Do jan o jye gey warna karb

Refrain yourself from intoxication

Otherwise your both lives will be disgraced

Satan of alcoholics

Amr-e-Al-e-Sunnat arat Allma Mauln Abu BilalMuhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi has statedon page 40 of his book, Fazn-e-Bismill [the 176-pagepublication of Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department

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assigned various duties. arat Allma Ibn-e-ajar AsqalnShfi has reported that Amr-ul-Mumnn SayyidunUmar al-Frq al-Aam

said, Satans progeny

comprises of 9 devils:

1. (Zaltn)2. (Wan)3. (Laqs)

4. (Awn)5. (afff)

6. (Murra)

7. (Musawwi)8. (Dsim)9. (Waln)

From these the one named afff is attached with the alcoholics.(Al-Munabbit-lil-Asqaln, pp. 93-94, Mulkhin) Thus, when a person

is entrapped by the Satan named afff, he overlooks thecommandments of Allah . As soon as he adopts the companyof Satan, the first thing he loses is his intellect.

Alcohol and the intellect

The worst effect of alcohol is that it kills the intellect which is a

super and outstanding attribute of mankind. When alcohol isthe enemy of the greatest attribute of that of intellect then onlythis reason is sufficient for its condemnation. This is due to thefact that the intellect is called intellect because it prevents arational person from evil deeds which his inner being inclineshim towards. Therefore, when one drinks alcohol, his intellectthat prevents him from bad deeds, is vanished, he then draws

close to vices. As alcohol is also naturally one of those evils,hence, he does not only drink it, but (because of it) he goes into a


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state of intoxication and commits other sins and when his intellectresumes, he becomes aware of reality. (Al-Tafsr-ul-Kabr, al-Baqara,Taat-ul-Aya 219, vol. 2, pp. 400, Mafum)

Alcoholic performing Wu with urine

Sayyidun Imm Ibn-e-Ab ad-Duny ,said that oncehe passed by a person who was intoxicated due to alcohol; hewas urinating on his hands and was washing them likeperforming wu (ritual ablution). He was saying:

Meaning:All praise is to Allah who made Islam Nr (Divine light)and water a purifier.(Az-Zawjir Aniqtirf-il-Kabir, vol. 2, pp. 298)

The alcoholics never ending desire

As drinking is the violation of commandments of Allah ,thus when a person embarks upon this path of sins, he distanceshimself from the mercy of Allah and sinks further into theabyss of disobedience. In this way, want and the craving foralcohol engulfs his heart to such an extent that nothing butalcohol alleviates him and as compared to other sins, he feelsmore difficulty in refraining from alcohol. On page 292 of

Anson ka Dary [the 300-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madina, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it ismentioned: A saint of Islam reported, I witnessed a person atthe time of his death. Whenever he was advised to invokeKalima ayyiba(First article of Faith) he would utter, Youall drink and make me drink too. (Bar-ud-Dum, pp. 216)

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, regarding such addicts of alcohol, thatwhen a person falls into another sin besides drinking alcohol,

when the desire for that sin is fulfilled then he moves away fromit. However, drinking alcohol is such a sin that its addict neverstops, once he commences drinking he continues to drink andhis desire for more and more increases. Do you not see theadulterer; his desire is fulfilled just by committing the sin once,whereas once an alcoholic begins drinking he continues todrink, bodily lust overtakes him; as a result he becomes

negligent of afterlife. Therefore, he is considered amongstthose transgressors who have forgotten Allah , and soAllah has made them unmindful of their own lives. (Az-Zawjir Aniqtirf-il-Kabir, vol. 2, pp. 298)

The biggest sin of all

It has been narrated by Sayyidun Abdull bin Umar

that once, after the apparent demise of the MercifulProphet , Amr-ul-Mumnn Sayyidun AbBakr Siddique and Amr-ul-Mumnn SayyidunUmar al-Frq al-Aam and some other companions

were sitting together and the discussion turnedtowards the biggest sin of all, but they couldnt be certain what

that was and so they sent me to Sayyidun Abdull bin Umarbin al- to ask him. He told me, The biggest sinof all is drinking. I returned to inform them of this but theyrefused to accept it and immediately went to the house ofSayyidun Abdull bin Umar bin al- whotold them that the Beloved Prophet has stated,Once one of the King of Ban Isrl captured a person and offered

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he chose to drink alcohol. When he had drunk alcohol he carriedout all the acts which the king wanted him to carry out.(Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 203, ad 7318)

Blind alcoholic

On page 427 of Fazan-e-Sunnat[the 1548-page publication ofMaktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Amr-e-Al-e-Sunnat Allma Mauln Abu BilalMuhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi has stated:

I (Sag-e-Madna ) remember very well that a flamboyantstrong youngster used to work in Jury Bazr (Bb-ul-MadnaKarachi). He was very famous because of being strong andtalkative. A time came when he became blind and he would goabout begging with extreme dejection. Upon inquiring, I cameto know that he was an alcoholic and once due to drinkingsome defective alcohol, his eye-sight was lost.

Kar ley tawba aur t mat p sharb

aungay warna do jan tayray karb

Jo jw kilay, pye ndn sharb

Qabar-o-ashr-o-Nr mayn pey Ab

Repent and never drink alcohol

Or else your both lives will be destroyedIf you gamble or drink alcohol

You will deserve the torment in the grave and on the Judgment Day

(Fazan-e-Sunnat, pp. 427)

Alcohol and death

The alcoholic drinks to gain the pleasures of life, however, this

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in Gujarat (India), 107 people and in 2007 at Karnataka (India)and in Tamil Ndu (India) approximately 150 people perishedafter drinking some poisonous alcohol. Also, in Bb-ul-Madna(Karachi) 40 people died in just 3 days as a result of consumingpoisonous alcohol in 2007.

One western researcher said that 51% of people die when theybecome habitual of alcohol between the ages of 12 and 23,whereas even 10% of those who do not drink alcohol do not dieat this age. Another famous researcher has said that a 20 year

old youth, who has the ability to live until the age of 50, cannotlive beyond the age of 35 because of drinking. It is furtherevident from the data of life insurance companies that thealcoholics life span is 25 to 30% less compared to others.

Dear Islamic brothers! Due to these countless harms of drinking,Islam has forever ruled alcohol as arm (prohibited).

Attempts to prohibit alcohol

In Milan, Europe, which is the homeland of alcohol sincecenturies, the government has placed a prohibition on theunderage from buying alcohol in order to restrict excessivedrinking. If any boy or girl under 16 gets caught in while in astate of alcoholic intoxication, their parents could be held to

pay a fine of almost 500 euros. According to one report, everythird child in the city aged up to 11 years is encountering somesort of problem, relating to alcoholism. In one such countrywhere wine has become a part of their local culture, prohibitionfor the people is quite strange. The increasing rate of alcoholismamongst the youth of the country and particularly those agedup to 11 years has become a means of severe apprehension.Currently there is a ban on under-16s on buying alcohol from


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pubs, restaurants, pizza and alcoholic outlets. If the law is notcomplied with, the parents or the shop owner, where from thealcohol is bought, will face fine.

Dear Islamic brothers! The countries of the world, who claim tobe civilised, are doing everything possible to save their younggeneration from the harms of alcohol and heavy penalties arebeing imposed upon people in this regard. However let us seehow Islam has instructed the Umma in terms of prohibiting

alcohol.Alcohol had become an integral part of life in the Arab cultureand to distance people from it was not easy. Therefore, Islaminitially made people aware of the harmful effects of alcohol sothat their want for alcohol could be replaced with hatred.Gradually it was ruled as arm forever. There are many sayings

of the Beloved Prophet

for our guidance in thisregard which have clearly stated how to refrain from it,understand its harms and to gain the Madan mindset ofrefraining from it along with the message of reflecting about theafterlife.

Alcoholic and his faith

Those who were rescued from the valleys of unbelief andentered the folds of Islam were aware of the worth and value oftheir Iman (faith). They had obtained that treasure after somany hardships. Therefore, they were informed that they shouldabandon alcohol because it can cause harm to their wealth(faith) which was achieved after facing so many hardships.


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Five sayings of the Prophet regarding an alcoholic

1. The one who drinks alcohol in the morning, remains like aMushrik (polytheist) for the entire day (being ignorant ofremembering Allah ) until the evening falls, and onewho drinks alcohol in the evening, remains like a Mushrikfor the whole night (being neglectful of the remembranceof Allah ) until morning falls. (Al-Muannaf-lil-Abdur Razzq,vol. 9, pp. 149, ad 17383, Maltaq)

2. When an adulterer commits adultery, he is not a believer,when a thief commits theft, he is not a believer and alsowhen an alcoholic drinks, he is not a believer. (a Muslim,pp. 48, ad 57)

3. Whoever committed adultery or drank alcohol, he lost his

bonding with Islam. Then, if he repents, Allah willaccept his repentance. (Sunan al-Nas, pp. 783, ad 4882, Maltaq)

4. Whoever drinks alcohol, Allah eliminates the light offaith from his heart. (Al-Mujam-ul-Awsa, vol. 1, pp. 110, ad 341)

5. Whoever commits adultery or drinks alcohol, Allah removes his faith from him just as one removes his shirt

from over his head. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 176, ad 65)

Andayr qabr k dil say nan nikalt ar

Karn g ky jo T nrz o gaya Y Rb

Gungr aun mayn liq-e-Jaannam o

Karam say bakhsh day Muj ko na day saz Y Rb

Buryaun pa pashaym o raam farm day

ay Tayray Qaar pawTayr a Y Rb


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Fear of the dark grave doesnt go awayIf You became displeased what will I do, O Allah

I am sinful and deserve Hell

Please forgive and do not torment me, O AllahI am guilty of my sins, please shower Your mercyYour mercy is dominant over Your anger, O Allah

Fate of heedless alcoholics

Those who were brought up and trained in the blessed companyof the Beloved Prophet when realised that

alcohol is the cause to lose their treasure of faith, they rejectedalcohol for the sake of protection of their priceless treasure, butthose who receive this invaluable treasure of Islamic faith forfree and dont have to sacrifice nor face hardships for their faith,they become heedless regarding their faith, by drinking alcohol.Such people should ponder, are they not giving Satan anopportunity to capture their faith? Alas, ponder what if a person

is in a drunken state and the Angel of Death arrives at that verymoment to inform that his lifetime is over now and he is aboutto face accountability. If he did not get the chance of repentance,what will happen with him! The Beloved Prophet of Islam

has already warned such heedless drunkardssaying, If a drunkard died (without repentance), he will bepresented in the court of Allah as a worshipper of idols.

(Al-Musnad-lil-Imm Amad bin anbal, vol. 1, pp. 583, ad 2453)

Bay waf duny pa mat kar Itabr

Tu achnak maut k og shikkr

Moat kar raay g yd rak!

Jn j kar ra g yd rak!

Gar jan mayn so bars t j b ley

Qabr mayn tan qiymat tak raay


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Do not trust this unreliable worldYou will suddenly die one day

Death will surely come, keep in mind

The Soul will surely depart, bear in mindEven if you survive a hundred years in this worldYou will live in the grave alone until the Last Day

Sayyidun Ibn-e-Ab Auf has stated, The one who

died as a regular drinker has died like worshipper of .When it was enquired from him, Who is a regular drinker? Ishe the one who remains intoxicated with alcohol all the time?

He said, No, the regular alcoholic is one who drinks alcoholwhenever he gets it, even if he acquires it after several years.(Kitb-ul-Kabir al-ab, pp. 92, Al-Raqm 445, al-assan bin Ammra, vol. 3,

pp. 104)

Sayyidun Ab Ms has quoted (from his father)that he used to say, I dont see any difference between drinking

alcohol and worshiping a pillar leaving Allah . (Sunan al-Nas, pp. 894, ad 5676)

On page 558 of Jaannam main lay Jnay wlay Aml,Volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madna,the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned:Here, it means that alcohol and idol worshiping are closelyrelated in terms of being sin. It is narrated with regards to the

companions that when alcohol was declared arm,some of them went to see their friends and said, Alcohol hasbeen declared as arm and classed equal to polytheism (interms of being sin). (Al-Mujam-ul-Kabir, vol. 12, pp. 30, ad 12399)

Drinking alcohol as a medicine

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Once my daughter fell ill so I prepared Nabz (an extract) forher in a container. When the Beloved Prophet came, that Nabz was foaming (meaning, froth had developedin it). He asked, O Umm-e-Salama ,what is this? I told Raslull that my daughterwas ill and I needed to prepare this Nabz for her. He

said, A thing which Allah has declaredarm for my Umma, there is no cure in it for them. (Al-Mujam-ul-Kabr, vol. 23, pp. 326, ad 749)

It is thus evident that whatever is declared prohibited by Allahand His Rasl has no cure in it.

Sayyidun Ab Abdull Muhammad bin Muhammad AbdarFs Mlik , famously known as Ibn-ul-j (died in

737A.H.) has quoted in his book Al-Madkhal(

) that it is

derived from the above mentioned ad that, whatever is

declared arm, blessings are vanished from its usage. (Al-Madkhal, vol. 2, pp. 307)

Deprivation from mn due to alcohol

Sayyidun Fuayl bin Ayz came to one of hisstudents at the time of his death and started reciting Sra al-

Ysn. The student responded, Stop reciting Sra al-Ysn.He advised him to recite the Kalima (Article of Faith).He said, I will never recite this Kalima and I am annoyed of it.He died just after uttering these words. Sayyidun Fuayl binAyz was extremely shocked by the bad end of hisstudent. He wept for forty days at his home. After forty days, hedreamt the angels dragging that student towards the Hellfire. He

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He replied, Due to three reasons: (i)tale telling i.e. I used to sayone thing to my companions and a different thing to you, (ii)

jealousy, I would become jealous with my friends, (iii)drinkingalcohol i.e. I used to drink one glass of alcohol every year as perthe doctors prescription as a remedy for one of my ailment.

Gup andayr qabr mayn jab jye g

Be amal! Bay intay gabrye g

Km ml-o-Zar wan n aye g

Ghfil insn yd rak pactye gWhen you will be laid in the dark grave

O the one not practising your religion, you will be afraidYour wealth will not help you there at all

O the heedless one, you will suffer setback

When the one who drank alcohol as a medicine had such a badend then imagine what will be the condition of those who drinkit without any excuse. We seek help from Allah from everycalamity and affliction.

A foolish argument

Some foolish people satisfy themselves with lame excuses thatalcohol is arm, whereas we drink whisky, brandy, beer and

champagne, etc. that are not alcohol. By such excuses thesefoolish people try to call a donkey as a horse but a donkey is adonkey and a horse is a horse. Changing the names doesntinvalidate the ruling as alcohol remains as alcohol. However,the Holy Prophet addressed such unwise peoplecenturies ago as, Some people in my Umma will drink alcoholby changing its name; instruments of music will be playedaround them and lady singers will sing songs. Allah will


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bury them in the earth and some of them will be turned intomonkeys and pigs. (Sunan Ibn-e-Mja, vol. 4, pp. 368, ad 4020)

Ten harms of alcoholism

Imm Abul Farj Abdur Raman bin Al Muaddi Jauz (died in 597 A.H.) has stated in Bahr-ud-Dum

) ):Remember! Drinking has 10 harmful effects:

1. It impairs the intellect of a person and he becomes acomical for children. Imm Ibn-e-Ab Duny stated, I saw an alcoholic passing urine and applying itover his face and saying: O Allah ! Include me amongstthose who repent excessively and remain pure. He furtherquoted, I saw an intoxicated person who had vomited and

a dog was licking his face. The drunk person was saying tothe dog that O my master! May Allah give you sainthoodlike the friends of Allah .

2. It wastes and destroys money and causes deprivation.Sayyidun Umar al-Frq al-Aam prayed inthe court of Allah and requested: O Allah !

Bestow us with an appropriate ruling regarding alcoholbecause it wastes the money and destroys the intellect.

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The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you withwine and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance ofAllah and from al; so have you desisted?

[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sra al-Maida, Verse 91)

When this verse was revealed, Sayyidun Umar said,O Allah ! We have renounced it.

10. Alcohol deprives the alcoholic from the taste of food andsensible talk.

11. Sometimes alcohol makes an alcoholics wife arm uponhim, and even after this, he lives with his wife in a state ofadultery. As an example, an alcoholic often divorces hiswife whilst drunk; afterwards he often forgets what he hasdone. As a result he commits adultery with her as shebecomes arm for him due to divorce.

It is quoted from some companions , Whoevermarried his daughter to an alcoholic, it is as if he presentedhis daughter for adultery.

12. Alcohol is the key to every evil as it hurls an alcoholicinto many sins.

As it is quoted regarding Sayyidun Umn Ghan

that he had mentioned in his sermon,O people! Keep refraining from alcohol because it is theroot cause of all evils.

13. It takes the alcoholic into the company of wrongdoers. Dueto its bad smell the Angels that record deeds get disgusted.

14. It shuts the portals of the skies for alcoholic for forty daysand none of his deeds nor dus reach there.


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15. Drinking alcohol makes punishment of 80 lashes dueupon an alcoholic. Even if he escapes this punishment inthe world, he will be lashed in front of all people on theDay of Judgment.

16. It places the life and faith of an alcoholic at risk; thereforethere remains the possibility of faith being ceased at thetime of death. (Bahar-ud-Dum, pp 214)

Curse upon the alcoholic

The Great Prophet has cursed 10 people withregards to alcohol:

(1)Producer (2)The one ordering its produce (3)Drinker (4)One who carries it (5)The one who orders to carry it (6)Onewho serves it (7)Seller (8)The one who consumes its earnings(9)Buyer(10)The one who orders to buy it. (Sunan Tirmi, vol. 3,

pp. 47, ad 1299)

Imm Muhammad bin Umn-az-aab (died in748 A.H.) has mentioned in Kitb-ul-Kabirthat an alcoholicis Fsiq-o-Maln i.e. a sinner and a cursed one, because Allahand His Prophet have cursed him. Therefore,

if one buys something which is used in preparing alcohol with

the intention of preparing alcohol, he will be cursed once. Then,if he prepared alcohol, he will be cursed twice and after producingif he serves it to someone, he will be cursed thrice. (Kitb-ul-Kabir, pp. 94, Mafum)

Hatred for even a drop of alcohol

Amr-ul-Mumnn Sayyidun `Al al-Murta

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minaret is constructed at that very place, I will not invoke Anon it. If a drop of alcohol drops into a river and later that riverdries up and grass grows in it, I will not let my animals graze inthat field. (Tafsr Kitb, Part 2, Sra al-Baqara, Taat-ul-Aya 219, vol. 1,pp. 260)

Punishment for drinking one sip of alcohol

The Most Blessed Prophet said, Allah hassent me as a mercy and guidance for all the worlds and has

ordered me to break the musical instruments, the fiddle anddrum and to shatter the idols which were worshiped in the eraof ignorance. Swearing oath of His Magnificence, Allah said that the person who drank a sip of alcohol, I will make himdrink the boiling water of Hell whether he had been tormentedor forgiven, and My believer who will not drink alcohol out ofMy fear; I will make him drink the (pure) alcohol of Paradise.(Al-Musnad-lil-Imm Amad bin anbal, vol. 8, pp. 286, ad 22281, Maltaq)

Kar ley tawba Rab k ramatay ba

Qabr mayn warna saz o g ka

Do repent, the mercy of Allah is so immenseOtherwise there will be torching torment in the grave

It has been reported that the Merciful Prophet said, Whoever drinks one sip of alcohol, Allah will neitheraccept his Farnor Nafl for three days and the one who drinks aglass of alcohol, Allah will not accept any of his al forforty days, and the one who drinks alcohol regularly, Allah holds

the right to make him drink from Nar-ul-Khabl ( ). Itwas asked, O Prophet

of Allah

! What isNar-ul-Khabl? He replied, The pus of the


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people of Hell. (Al-Mujam-ul-Kabir, vol. 11, pp. 154, ad 11465;Attarghb-wat-Tarb, vol. 3, pp. 208,ad 3626)

The wrath of Allahupon alcoholic

The Beloved Prophet has said, The one whodrinks alcohol, Allah remains displeased with him for fortydays, and the alcoholic has no idea that perhaps he may dieduring those forty nights. If he drinks again, Allah will bedispleased with him for a further forty days and the alcoholic is

unaware that he may die within these nights. If he drinks again,Allah will be displeased with him for another forty days,and when these days add up to 120 days and if he drinks again

then he will be made to enter Radgha-tul-Khabl( ). Itwas asked, What is Radgha-tul-Khabl. It was replied, Sweatand pus of the people of Hell. (Az-Zawjir Aniqtirf-il-Kabir, vol. 2,pp. 310; Sunan Ibn-e-Mja, vol. 4, pp. 62, ad 3377)

The Most Beloved Prophet said, Whoeverdrank alcohol, Allah will not be pleased with him for fortydays. If he dies (during that period) in that condition, he willdie in the state of Kufr i.e. infidelity1; if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance and if he drinks again, Allah holds the right to make him drink from na-tul-Khabl

( ). It was asked, O Prophet ! What isna-tul-Khabl? He replied, The pus of the

1 There is a condition for an alcoholic to become Kfir i.e. an infidel and this is so if hedrinks alcohol while believing it to be all i.e. permissible. It is mentioned in Bar-e-Sharat: It is Kufr (unbelief) to believe anythingarmwhich is proven permissible fromNa-e-Qa and to believe anything allwhich is declared clearly arm(prohibited),whereas that thing is from aruryt-e-Dn i.e. Essentials of Religion and the denier isaware of its ukum-e-Qa.(Bar-e-Sharat, vol. 1, pp. 176)The prohibition of alcohol is provenfrom Na-e-Qa.


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people of Hell. (Al-Musnad-lil-Imm Amad bin anbal, vol. 10, pp. 443,ad 27674, Maltaq)

Alcoholic and his al

Islam described several measures in order to keep Muslimsaway from the evil of alcohol. One of these measures was tomention the evil effects of it so that people would refrain fromit. One of its harms is that the al of an alcoholic is notaccepted for forty days.

The Beloved Prophet said, Any person fromamongst my Umma who drinks alcohol, his alwill not beaccepted for forty days. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 537, ad 984)

The Blessed Prophet said, Whoever drankalcohol, his alwill not be accepted for forty days, howeverif he repents, Allah accepts his repentance, however if he

drinks again, his alwill not be accepted for forty days butif he repents, Allah will accept his repentance, (for a thirdtime) if he drinks again his al will not be accepted for fortydays but if he repents, even this time Allah will accept hisrepentance, but if he drinks again (for the fourth time) hisal will not be accepted for forty days and now even if herepents, Allah will not accept his repentance whereas Allah

will make him drink from Nar-ul-Khabl( ). It wasasked from the narrator, What is Nar-ul-Khabl? He replied,The canal that will stream from the pus of the people of Hell.(Sunan Tirmi, vol. 3, pp. 341, ad 1869)

Mujrimun kay wsay Dzakhb shola br ay

ar gun qadn ky ayis ka iqrr ay

ye! N farmnyn badkryn bay b-kyA! Nmay main gunaun k ba bar mr ay

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