This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hafiz Mubashir Hussain Lahori's book Signs of the Day of Judgment in the Light of Authentic Hadith.
Sign of the Day of Judgment: Alcohol will be considered Halal
وعن أبى عامر أو أبى مالك رضي الله عنهما عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : ليكونن من أمتي أقوام يستحلون الحر والحرير والخمر والمعازف
Hazrat Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will arise among my Ummah some evil people who will make adultery, silk garments, wine, and musical instruments lawful."
Reference: Bukhari: Book of Drinks: Chapter on those who make wine lawful and call it by other than its name (5590)
عن أنس بن مالك رضى الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : إن من أشراط الساعة أن يرفع العلم ويكثر الجهل ويشرب الخمر
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the Hour is that knowledge will be taken away, ignorance will increase, and wine will be drunk."
Reference: Bukhari: Book of Marriage: Chapter on the decrease of men and increase of women (5231) Muslim (2671) Ahmad (222/3 - 225) Abdul Razzaq (381/11) Ibn Abi Shaybah (664/8)
It is narrated from Hazrat Ubada bin As-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some people from my Ummah will make wine lawful and will change its name, and the Hour will not be established until this sign appears."
Reference: Ahmad (318/5) Ibn Majah (33/14) Sahih Al-Jami' As-Saghir (13/5) Fath Al-Bari (10a) and Hakim
Benefits:
(1) The permissibility of wine is a sign of the Day of Judgment.
(2) This sign has already begun to manifest for some time.
(3) The worst people are those who make wine permissible, even if they are scholars.
(4) Wine refers to any intoxicating drink.
(5) Anything that causes intoxication in large quantities is forbidden even in small quantities.
(6) Drinking wine is a major sin from which repentance is necessary.
(7) Many people will change the name of wine to justify drinking it, just as in the present era one type of wine is called alcohol.
(8) Those who drink wine will inevitably commit other major sins as well.
(9) In every major hotel across Pakistan, wine is available, and the government has even issued licenses for it. Furthermore, there are factories that secretly produce wine day and night.
(10) Every sincere Muslim should repent and seek forgiveness from Allah and ask for the ability to avoid this major sin, and the government should work to eradicate this curse from the country.
