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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأشربةChapters on Drinks
بَابُ : الْخَمْرِ يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَاChapter: They will call wine by other names
Hadith 3384
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْقُدُّوسِ , حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ , عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ , عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَذْهَبُ اللَّيَالِي وَالْأَيَّامُ , حَتَّى تَشْرَبَ فِيهَا طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَمْرَ , يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا " .
´It was narrated from Abu Umamah Al-Bahili that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Night and day will not cease until a group among my nation drinks wine, calling it by some other name.”
Brief Explanation
1؎: Just as someone might call an intoxicant «مفرح», or someone else might call it "the elixir of vitality," or "the drink of the righteous"—changing the name does not alter the reality. That which is forbidden remains forbidden in every form.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mention of the evil deeds that will occur near the Day of Judgment is so that the believer may strive even more to avoid them.
➋ Changing the name of something forbidden does not alter its ruling. For example, calling usury (riba) “profit” or “mark-up” does not change its reality, and likewise, calling alcohol “beverage” or “sherbet” or giving it any other pleasant name does not make it lawful.
➊ The mention of the evil deeds that will occur near the Day of Judgment is so that the believer may strive even more to avoid them.
➋ Changing the name of something forbidden does not alter its ruling. For example, calling usury (riba) “profit” or “mark-up” does not change its reality, and likewise, calling alcohol “beverage” or “sherbet” or giving it any other pleasant name does not make it lawful.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3384
