Hadith References:- From Sa’d bin Abī Waqqāṣ (RA), the Prophet ﷺ said:
"I forbid you from even a little of that which intoxicates in large amounts."
[An-Nasā’ī: 8/301, Dārimī: 5, Ibn Ḥibbān: 1386, Al-Bayhaqī: 8/296] - Another narration:
"Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, even a little of it is ḥarām."
[Abū Dāwūd: 3681, Tirmidhī: 1865, Ibn Mājah: 3393]
Key Insights:① There is no minimum permissible quantity of alcohol in Islam. Whether it is a drop or a full cup, if it can intoxicate in large amounts, even a little of it is categorically ḥarām.
② This prohibition is rooted in preserving human intellect, a core objective of Islamic law (maqāṣid ash-sharīʿah).
③ Even tasting alcohol is impermissible, except when necessary for legal investigation or identification purposes.
Source: This content is derived from Ḍiyā’ al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Imām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām by Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghaznavi.
