Drinking Alcohol (Part 2)
Wine is forbidden as a medicine. Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) related, “Once, one of my daughters was ill, so I made wine in a container for her. Then, the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered while it was boiling. He asked, “What is this, Umm Salamah (radi Allahu anha)?” She replied, “It is just a medicine for my daughter.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, “Allah has not made a cure for you in what He has prohibited to you.” (Reported by Ibn Hajar Ai-Haithami in Majma’ Al-Zawa’id, and he said that Abu Ya’la and Al-Bazzar reported it.) The transmitters upon whom Abu Ya’la relied are trustworthy.)
Miscellaneous hadiths narrated about wine:
Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “A cask of wine was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said, ‘Throw it against the wall; it is the drink of those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day.'” (Reported by Ibn Majah, Abu Ya’la, and Al-Bazzar)
“Whoever memorizes a verse (Ayah) from Allah’s Book and pours wine on it, every letter of this Ayah, will drag him from his forehead and make him stand before Allah Most Blessed and Exalted. Then, it argues with him, and whoever is argued with by the Qur’an will be treated as an opponent. Woe to whoever is argued with by the Qur’an on the Day of Judgement.” (Not found)
“If a group of people gathers together to have an intoxicant in this world, Allah will gather them together in the Hell-Fire. They will turn to and blame one another by saying, O such and such, may Allah not bless you. You brought me here.” (Not found)
“Whoever drinks wine in this world, Allah will make him drink from the poison of Asawid. One sip of this poison will make the flesh of his face fall into the goblet before he drinks it. Having drunk it, his flesh and skin will fall off, and it will bring pain to the people of the Hell-Fire. Behold, whoever drinks it, presses it for another, presses it for himself, carries it, accepts its delivery, or eats its price is alike in entailing its sin. Allah does not accept their prayer, fasting, or pilgrimage until they repent. But if they die before doing repentance, Allah will make them drink pus of the Hellfire for every dosage they drank in this world. Beware, every intoxicant is wine, and every wine is unlawful” (Not found).
The Prophet’s statement “Every intoxicant is wine” also included hashish (marijuana), as will be shown later.
It is narrated that “When the drunkards are brought to the bridge on the Fire (Sirat), they will be kidnapped by the angels of punishment to the river of Khabal. There, they will drink every glass of wine they have drunk a sip from the river of Khabal. Such a sip is so hot that if poured onto heaven, it will burn.”