Question:
What is the ruling on wine (intoxicants) in the light of ḥadīth?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
Answer:
Wine (khamr) and every intoxicating substance are ḥarām. There is no difference between a small or large amount. Whoever considers wine ḥalāl becomes a disbeliever (kāfir), and whoever drinks it without considering it ḥalāl is a fāsiq (open sinner).
Scholarly Consensus:
❀ Ḥāfiẓ Ibn al-Mulaqqin رحمه الله (804 AH):
تحريم الخمر قليلها وكثيرها معلوم من الدين بالضرورة، والإجماع قائم عليه، وشاربها مستحلا كافر، أو غير مستحل فاسق
“The prohibition of wine, in small and large quantities, is from the necessities of religion, and consensus is established upon it. Whoever drinks it considering it ḥalāl is a disbeliever, and whoever drinks it without such belief is a fāsiq.”
(al-Tawḍīḥ, 27/20)
Conclusion:- Wine and all intoxicants are strictly forbidden.
- Small or large quantity makes no difference.
- Believing it to be ḥalāl = kufr.
- Drinking it while knowing it is ḥarām = fisq (major sin).
