Tariq bin Suwayd, or Suwayd bin Tariq al-Ju'fi (may Allah be pleased with him), asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about wine (khamr), and he forbade making it. He said: It is a medicine. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not a medicine; rather, it is a disease."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19676