Why Alcohol is Banned in Islam

By Umema Khan 9C

What are Alcohol Beverages?

Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing a certain percentage of alcohol may be fermented like beer or whiskey distilled like, whether that was the source of fruits, such as grapes, dates, raisins, apples, pears barley or maize. The main ingredient in alcohol is ethyl alcohol or ethanol, which is the scientific name.

What Rules does Islam have on alcohol?

Islam forbids drinking alcohol for good reasons. Alcohol leads to a huge amount of problems that could destroy an entire nation. Hence in order to protect Islam and the believers away from this, alcohol completely forbidden.

On the other hand some of the other Sahâbâhs  resumed that this verse did not declare alcohol Haram, so they declared that it overtakes full precaution and law, that a mediate consumption of alcohol would not be harmful. However, shortly an incident occurred which brought about a sudden change in the situation. One day, Hazrat Abdur-Rahman Ibn Auf  had invited some of his companions, and as was the custom of the Arabs they had consumed alcohol after their needs. Thereafter, while still in a state of intoxication, the Maghrib Salâh was performed. The Imâm who was also drunk made an error in his recitation of Surah Kafiroon. Upon this, the second step was taken to prevent the consumption of alcohol, by the revelation of the following verse: “O Believers’ do not approach Salâh while intoxicated.”  (Surah Nisaa) This verse now declared alcohol Haraam in clear-cut terms but the consumption was for the duration of Salâh times, and at other periods it was still permissible.

How it became Banned

How it became Banned With this second warning many more of the Sahâbâhs 

refrained completely from drinking Alcohol, reasoning that what good can there be in something that deprives one from Salâh. There were others however, who drank liquor during the intervening periods of salâh until the following incident took place: Uthmaan Ibn Maalik  invited a few Sahâbâhs  for a meal. After the meal, as was customary liquor was served. Thereafter, they became involved in another Arab custom, reciting poetry praising oneself, family and clan and simultaneously teasing and belittling others who didn’t belong to that group. During this gathering, Hazrat Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas  recited a few lines of poetry in which he criticized and belittled the Ansars of Madinah. Hearing this, an Ansari youth became enraged and threw a bone at him, which inflicted a severe wound on the head of Saad Ibn Waqqas . 

He then complained against the youngster to Rasulullah , after which he made dua’a to Allah:  “O Allah! Grant us a clear cut for regarding alcohol.” In response to this the 3rd and 4th verses concerning the complete prohibition of alcohol, were revealed as part of Surah Ma’idah: "O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idolatry and arrows (for seeking help on decision) one an abomination of order that you may be successful. Shaytan seeks only to cast amongst you enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from his worship, will you then not refrain? ”   (Surah Ma’idah 90)Allah in his wisdom, firstly disclosed the evils in alcohol, then prohibited it at Salâh times and finally declared it absolutely HARAAM.

How it became Banned

Problems Alcohol CausesPeople that drink too much alcohol, can be

diagnosed with many diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, and tongue cancer. Also on the road, driving while drunk is extremely dangerous for the person intoxicated as well as the fellow drivers on the road. In the United States it is said that the most car accidents are caused because people have been drinking.

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