Wine, and reports about it

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever drinks wine in this world will not drink it in the Hereafter, unless he repents."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever drinks wine and takes it into his stomach, his prayer is not accepted for seven days. If this person dies during those days, he dies a disbeliever. And if the wine deprives his mind of any one of the obligatory duties, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days, and if this person dies during those days, he dies a disbeliever."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: It is more beloved to me that I commit adultery than that I drink wine, because when I drink wine I will (inevitably) abandon the prayer, and whoever abandons the prayer has no religion.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The habitual drinker of wine is like a worshipper of al-Lat and al-Uzza.

Abu Burdah narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to say: It makes no difference to me whether I drink wine or worship this pillar besides Allah (that is, both are grave sins).

It is narrated from Sulayman bin Habib that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If I were to put my finger into wine, I would not like it to come back to me (safe and sound).

It is narrated from Urwah bin Ruwaym, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first thing my Lord forbade me was the drinking of wine, the worship of idols, and quarrelling."

It is narrated from Ibn Shaddad, who said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Wine has been forbidden in itself. A little wine is forbidden and a large amount of wine is forbidden, and from every other drink, the point of intoxication is forbidden.

Sa'd bin Ibrahim narrated from his father that he heard Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon. Sayyiduna Uthman mentioned wine and said: It is the gatherer of many evils, or he said: It is the mother of evils. Then he related an incident about the Children of Israel, and said: A man was given a choice between killing a child, destroying a book and drinking wine, and he chose drinking wine, but then that man ended up doing all of these things.

It is narrated from Masruq, who said: The one who drinks wine is like one who worships an idol.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The habitual drinker of wine is like a worshipper of idols."

Yahya bin Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr narrated from his father that he said: We were with Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) when a noisy commotion passed by her door, and she heard its sound and asked: "What is this?" The people said: "A man is being beaten as a punishment for drinking wine." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah)! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'The adulterer, when he commits adultery, does not commit it in a state of faith; the drinker of wine, when he drinks wine, does not drink it in a state of faith; and the thief, when he steals, does not steal in a state of faith.' So beware, so beware!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The adulterer, when he commits adultery, does not commit it in a state of faith; and the thief, when he steals, does not steal in a state of faith; and the drinker of wine, when he drinks wine, does not drink it in a state of faith. The one who snatches property, while people raise their eyes to watch him snatch it, does not snatch it in a state of faith."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The drinker of wine, when he drinks wine, is not in a state of faith."

Nafi' narrated about Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to forbid giving wine to animals to drink.

Nafi' narrated about Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he (Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) learned that some women comb their hair with wine. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: May Allah Almighty put hasah (a disease that makes the hair fall out) on their heads.

Abu al-Safar narrated from his wife that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked about a woman who combs her hair with a solidified piece of honey into which wine has been put. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) forbade it in the strongest terms.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A woman combs her hair with wine? May Allah Almighty not make her pure!

It is narrated from Nafi', who said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had a Bactrian she-camel and she fell ill. I was told that I should treat her with wine, so I treated her. Then I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): People told me about her that I should treat her with wine. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Then did you do it? I replied: No, although I had done it. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If you had done it, I would have punished you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The habitual drinker of wine will not enter Paradise, nor the one disobedient to his parents, nor the one who reminds others of his favours.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will not enter Paradise the one disobedient to his parents, the habitual drinker of wine, and the one who reminds others of his favours."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed my Lord has forbidden me wine, backgammon (kubah) and the qinnin, that is, the lute." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of the liquor of maize (ghubayra'), for it is the wine of the whole world."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The prohibition of khamr (wine) was revealed, and at that time there were five drinks in Madinah, all of which were called khamr; grape wine was not among them.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Shaddad, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken on the Mi'raj, a mount was brought to him (peace and blessings be upon him), until he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Bayt al-Maqdis. Then two vessels were brought to him (peace and blessings be upon him). In one vessel there was wine and in the other vessel there was milk. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) took the milk. At this Jibra'il (peace be upon him) said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): "You have been guided, and your Ummah has been guided as well."

It is narrated from Ibrahim, who said: Sayyiduna al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That I should pray to this pillar is dearer to me than that I should drink wine.

It is narrated from al-Hasan, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It would not please me to drink a vessel of wine and to give the like of it in gold as charity."

It is narrated from Makhul, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enjoined some of my family not to drink wine, for drinking wine is the key to every evil.

It is narrated from Abu Dawud, who said: I was present with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) near the pulpit while he was in al-Mada'in. He praised and glorified Allah Almighty, then said: To proceed: The seller of wine and the drinker of wine are both equal in sin.

Zubayd narrates concerning Khaythamah that Zubayd heard Khaythamah say: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), and the major sins were mentioned, and wine came to be mentioned as well. At this a man regarded wine as a light sin, so Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No man drinks wine in the morning but that he passes into the night as a polytheist.

It is narrated from al-Nu'man bin Abi Ayyash, who said: We sent a messenger to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) for the purpose of asking him which of the major sins is the greatest. He replied: Wine. We sent the messenger back to him again, and he again said: Wine. For whoever drinks wine, his prayer is not accepted for seven days; and if the wine also intoxicates him, then his prayer is not accepted for forty days; and if he dies during that time, he dies the death of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance).

It is narrated from Ibn al-Daylami, who said: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) about the drinker of wine, and he said: That man's prayer is not accepted for forty days and forty nights.

Hisham narrates concerning al-Hasan that, regarding a vessel into which a drop of blood or wine falls, he said: That vessel is to be emptied out.