// Drinking Khamr // Wine
Allah says
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Intoxicants ( all kinds of alcoholic drinks ) , gambling , al-ansab ( stone altar for sacrifices to idols , etc . ) and al-azlam ( arrows for seeking luck or decision ) are an abomination of Shaytan`s handiwork . So avoid ( strictly ) all that ( abomination ) in order that you may be successful
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[ Surah al-Maa`idah (5) : 90 ]
The command to avoid these things is the strongest indication that they are forbidden . Here , khamr ( wine , alcohol ) is compared to al-ansab , the idol of the kuffar ( disbelievers ) ; there is no excuse for those who argue that the Qur`aan does not say it is forbidden but only tells us to avoid it
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The Prophet :salla:also issued astern avoid warning to the one who drinks khamr . Jaabir reported that he said
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Allah has promised the one who drinks khamr that He will make him drink the mud of khibaal
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The People asked : " O Messenger of Allaah , what is the mud of khibaal ? he said
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" The sweat of the people of Hell , or the juice of the people of Hell "
Reported by Muslim , 3/1587
Ibn Abbaas reported that the Prophet:salla: said
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Whoever dies and has the habit of drinking khamr , he will meet Allaah as one who worships idols
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Reported by al-Tabaraani , 12/45 ; see Saheeh al-Jaami` , 6525
Nowadays there are many kinds of khamr with many names in Arabic and other s , such as beer , ji`ah ( beer ) , alcohol , araq ( arrack ) , vodka , champagne , and other lang
There has appeared in this in this ummah ( nation ) the type of person described by :salla: the Prophet
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Some people of my ummah will drink khamr , calling it by another name
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Reported by Imaam Ahmad , 5/342 ; see also Saheeh al-Jaami` , 5453
So they may call it " spirits " instead of khamr , as an attempt to distort the facts and deceive
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Allah says
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They ( think ) to deceive Allaah and those who believe , while they only deceive themselves , and perceive ( it ) not
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[ Surah al-Baqarah (2) : 9 ]
Islam imposes strict controls on this matter , and deals with it decisively so that there is no room for misunderstanding
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The Prophet :salla: said
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Every intoxicant is khamr and every intoxicant is haraam // prohibited
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Reported by Muslim , 3/1587
Everything that has the effect of clouding the mind is haraam , whether in large or small amounts / The hadeeth :" whatever causes intoxication in large amounts , a smsll amount of it is haraam " was reported by Abu Dawud , no.3681, see Saheeh Abi Dawud , no.3128
No matter how many different names it has , they all refer to one thing , and the ruling concerning it is well-known
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Finally , the Prophet :salla: issued a warning to those who drink khamr
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Whoever drinks khamr and becomes intoxicated , his prayers will not be accepted for forty days , and if he dies he will enter Hell . If he repents , though , Allaah will accept his repentance . If he drinks again and becomes intoxicated again , his prayers will not be accepted for forty days , and if he dies he will enter Hell . But if he repents , Allaah will accept his repentance . If he drinks again and becomes intoxicated again , his prayers will not be accepted for forty days , and if he dies he will enter Hell . But if he repents , Allaah will accept his repentance . If he drinks a fourth time , Allah promises that He will make him drink from the mud of khibaal on the Day of Ressurrection
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The people asked : " O Messenger of Allaah , what is the mud of khibaal ? He said
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" The juice of the people of Hell "
Reported by Ibn Maajah , no.3377 ; see also Saheeh al-Jaami` , 6313
