Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 25295 — Those who declared intoxicants

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Daylam al-Himyari (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We live in a cold land, and there we do hard work, and we prepare a kind of drink from wheat, by drinking which we gain strength for our work and against the cold of our land. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Does it intoxicate?" I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then avoid it." The narrator said: Then I came (back) to him (peace and blessings be upon him) from in front of him and said the same thing to him (again). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Does this drink intoxicate?" I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then keep away from it." I said: The people will not give up this drink. He said: "If the people do not give up this drink, then kill them."