[b]Assalaam Alaykum



PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL


Question:


Why is the consumption of alcohol prohibited in Islam?

Answer:

Alcohol has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It continues to cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to millions throughout the world. Alcohol is the root cause of several problems facing society. The statistics of soaring crime rates, increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes throughout the world bear mute testimony to the destructive power of alcohol.


1. Prohibition of alcohol in the Qur'an

The Glorious Qur'an prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verse:

"O ye who believe!
Intoxicants and Gambling,
(Dedication of) stones,
And (divination by) arrows,
Are an Abomination –
Of Satan's handiwork;
Eschew such (abomination),
That ye may prosper."
[Al-Qur'an 5:90]


2. Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible

The Bible prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verses:

a. "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."
[Proverbs 20:1]

b. "And be not drunk with wine."
[Ephesians 5:18]


3. Alcohol inhibits the inhibitory centre
The human beings possess an inhibitory centre in their brains. This inhibitory centre prevents the person from doing things that he considers wrong. For instance a person does not normally use abusive language while addressing his parents or elders. If he has to answer the call of nature, his inhibitory centre will prevent him from doing so in public. Therefore he uses the toilet.

When a person consumes alcohol, the inhibitory centre itself is inhibited. That is precisely the reason that an inebriated person is often found to be indulging in behaviour that is completely uncharacteristic of him. For instance the intoxicated person is found to use abusive and foul language and does not realize his mistake even if he is addressing his parents. Many even urinate in their clothes. Neither do they talk nor walk properly. They even misbehave.


4. Cases of adultery, rape, incest and AIDS are found more among alcoholics
According to National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice (U.S. Department of Justice) in the year 1996 alone everyday on an average 2,713 rapes took place. The statistics tell us that the majority of the rapists, were intoxicated while committing the crime. The same is true in cases of molestation.

According to statistics, 8% of Americans commit incest i.e. one in every twelve to thirteen persons in America is involved in incest. Almost all the cases of incest are due to intoxication of one or both the persons involved.

One of the major factors associated with the spread of AIDS, the most dreaded disease, is alcoholism.


5. Every alcoholic was initially a social drinker
Many may argue in favour of liquor by calling themselves `social drinkers'. They claim that they only have one or two pegs and they have self-control and so never get intoxicated. Investigations reveal that every alcoholic started as a social drinker. Not a single alcoholic or drunkard initially starts drinking with the intention of becoming an alcoholic or a drunkard. No social drinker can say that I have been having alcohol for several years and that I have so much self-control that I have never been intoxicated even a single time.


6. If a person is intoxicated just once and commits something shameful, it will remain with him for a lifetime.
Suppose a `social drinker' loses his self-control just once. In a state of intoxication he commits rape or incest. Even if the act is later regretted, a normal human being is likely to carry the guilt throughout his life. Both the perpetrator and the victim are irreparably and irreversibly damaged.


7. Alcohol is prohibited in the Hadith
The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

a. In Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3371.

"Alcohol is the mother of all evils and it is the most shameful of evils."

b. In Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3392

"Anything which intoxicates in a large quantity, is prohibited even in a small quantity."

Thus there is no excuse for a nip or a tot.

c. Not only those who drink alcohol are cursed but also those who deal with them directly or indirectly are cursed by Allah.

According to Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3380.

It was reported by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

"Allah"s curse falls on ten groups of people who deal with alcohol. The one who distills it, the one for whom it has been distilled, the one who drinks it, the one who transports it, the one to who it has been brought, the one whom serves it, the one who sells it, the one who utilizes money from it, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else."


8. Diseases associated with alcoholism
There are several scientific reasons for the prohibition of consumption of intoxicants i.e. alcohol. The maximum number of deaths in the world related to any one particular cause is due to the consumption of alcohol. Millions of people die every year only because of intake of alcohol. I need not go into the details of all the ill-effects of alcohol since most of them are commonly known. Below is a simple list of few of the alcohol related illnesses:

1. Cirrhosis of Liver is the most well known alcohol associated disease.

2. Others are Cancer of Oesophagus, Cancer of Head and Neck, Cancer of Liver (Hepatoma), Cancer of Bowel, etc.

3. Oesophagitis, Gastritis, Pancreatitis and Hepatitis are linked with alcohol consumption.

4. Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Coronary Artherosclerosis, Angina and Heart Attacks are linked with heavy alcohol intakes.

5. Strokes, Apoplexy, Fits and different types of Paralysis are linked with alcohol intake.

6. Peripheral Neuropathy, Cortical Atrophy, Cerebellar Atrophy are well-known syndromes caused by alcohol consumption.

7. Wernicke – Korsakoff syndrome with amnesia of recent events, confabulations and retainment of memory to old events with different types of paralysis are mainly due to thiamine deficiency due to excessive alcohol intake.

8. Beriberi and other deficiencies are not uncommon among alcoholics. Even Pellagra occurs in alcoholics.

9. Delerium Tremens is a serious complication that may occur during recurrent infection of alcoholics or post operatively. It also occurs during abstention as a sign of withdrawal effect. It is quite serious and may cause death even if treated in well equipped centres.

10. Numerous Endocrine Disorders have been associated with alcoholism ranging from Myxodema to Hyperthyroidism and Florid Cushing Syndrome.

11. Hematological ill effects are long and variable. Folic acid deficiency, however, is the most common manifestation of alcoholic abuse resulting in Macrocytic Anemia. Zeive's syndrome is a triad of Hemolytic Anemia, Jaundice and Hyperlipaedemia that follows alcoholic binges.

12. Thrombocytopenia and other platelet abnormalities are not rare in alcoholics.

13. The commonly used tablet metronidazole (flagyl) interacts badly with alcohol.

14. Recurrent infection is very common among chronic alcoholics. The resistance to disease and the immunological defense system are compromised by alcohol intake.

15. Chest infections are notorious in alcoholics. Pneumonia, Lung Abcess, Emphysema and Pulmonary Tuberculosis are all common in alcoholics.

16. During acute alcoholic intoxication, the drunk person usually vomits, the cough reflexes which are protective are paralysed. The vomitus thus easily pass to the lung causing Pneumonia or Lung Abscess. Occasionally it may even cause suffocation and death.

17. The ill effects of alcohol consumption on women deserves special mention. Females are more vulnerable to alcohol-related Cirrhosis than men. During pregnancy alcohol consumption has a severe detrimental effect on the foetus. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is being recognised more and more in the medical profession.

18. Skin diseases are also related to alcohol indulgence.

19. Eczema, Alopecia, Nail Dystrophy, Paronychia (infection around the nails) and Angular Stomatitis (inflammation of the angle of the mouth) are common diseases among alcoholics.


9. Alcoholism is a `disease'
Medical doctors have now turned liberal towards alcoholics and call alcoholism a disease rather than an addiction.

The Islamic Research Foundation has published a pamphlet that says:

If alcohol is a disease, it is the only disease that:

- Is sold in bottles

- Is advertised in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television

- Has licensed outlets to spread it

- Produces revenue for the government

- Brings violent deaths on the highways

- Destroys family life and increases crime

- Has no germs or viral cause

ALCOHOLISM IS NOT A DISEASE – IT IS SATAN'S HANDIWORK

Allah (swt) in His Infinite Wisdom has warned us against this snare of Satan. Islam is called the "Deen-ul-Fitrah" or the natural religion of Man. All its injunctions are aimed at preserving the natural state of man. Alcohol is a deviation from this natural state, for the individual as well as for society. It degrades man to a level below that of the beasts he claims to be superior to. Hence the consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.[/b][/color][color=#990000]

well, drinkers will still drink no matter the amount of preaching.

its their choice.

Islam is so stupid at times, one has to wonder if Mohammed just came up with it as a joke.

Muslims are not allowed to drink, yet they are allowed to take copious amounts of drugs. Walk around a Muslim kasbah and you will find plenty of people stoned out of their heads on hookah hashish or hallucinating from opium.
And the country with the most heroin addicts per head of population? Iran. 

Where is the logic in that? Ban alcohol so everyone can get screwed up on harder drugs.
But then, one must never forget the probability (almost a certainty) that good old Mohammed was probably stoned when he came up with the Q'ran. They can hardly ban the chemicals that founded their faith.

According to National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice (U.S. Department of Justice) in the year 1996 alone everyday on an average 2,713 rapes took place. The statistics tell us that the majority of the rapists, were intoxicated while committing the crime.

2,713 in a year? In Islam that many take place in a day!!! A husband can rape his wife legally even if she doesn't want sex. You can guarantee that 2,713 would be an underestimate for the number of rapes that take place daily in Islamic society.

what has the above have to do with the topic?

Bastage please try to keep your tongue or your hand in check while you type. It is detestable insulting a person on hear by calling that person stupid , it is very low to now call a faith of 1.2 billion people stupid. Only if you had done ur self the favour of reading about this subject in islam.

The Arabic word is in the quran is khamr which means intoxicants and does not mean alcohol. By the way alcohol is derived from Arabic and original Arabic word just to digress. Back to the issue intoxicant includes drugs, alcohol and any damn thing that intoxicates and makes u lose ur mind or controls u.

So your rattling about drugs been permitted in islam is just a concotion of your imagination. The fact that some muslim smoke hashish does not make it right . Muslims are human and far from been perfect. Islam is the faith and not the one that has problems.

One should note hear that hashish is different from Sheesha though.

but allah allows RIVERS OF ALCHOHOL in jaanat? incredible hypocrisy.

No. Not alcohol. Non-intoxicating wine.

fellis:

No. Not alcohol. Non-intoxicating wine.

that is your own idea, the quran does not say any such thing.

davidylan:

that is your own idea, the quran does not say any such thing.

The arabic word used regarding the wine is not khamr and those verses states it will not intoxicate. Please do your research before you write.

Bastage is back. Lets read more from you

mukina2:

what has the above have to do with the topic?

that man decides what's harmful and what isn't. There's really no need for God to be involved mundane decisions like not eating pork or allowing dogs in your house.

Lagosboy:

The arabic word used regarding the wine is not khamr and those verses states it will not intoxicate. Please do your research before you write.

You must be confused . . .

Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 3672 Narrated byAbdullah Ibn Abbas
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Every intoxicant is khamr (wine) and every intoxicant is forbidden. If anyone drinks wine, Allah will not accept prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. If he repeats it a fourth time, it is binding on Allah that He will give him tinat al-khabal to drink. He was asked: What is tinat al-khabal, Apostle of Allah? He replied: Discharge of wounds, flowing from the inhabitants of Hell. If anyone serves it to a minor who does not distinguish between the lawful and the unlawful, it is binding on Allah that He will give him to drink the discharge of wounds, flowing from the inhabitants of Hell.

Surah 47: 15 (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible: rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine [khamr] a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?

Huh? So Khamr which mohammed agreed was an intoxicant is allowed in jannat such that there are even rivers of it?

Look again at this:

Al-Muwatta Hadith Hadith 42.11 Wine Made Haram
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said "Whoever drinks wine in this world and does not turn from it in tawba, it is haram for him in the Next World."

So the same wine IN THIS WORLD is the same as that in the NEXT WORLD? Allah must be uber confused.

Lagosboy, actually you're the one who shld be doing research. Apparently you've not been reading your quran and hadiths . . . do i have to do that for you?

Lagosboy:

The arabic word used regarding the wine is not khamr and those verses states it will not intoxicate. Please do your research before you write.

1. the word "Khamr" appears 6 times in the quran . . . Surah 47:15 is unfortunately one of them so that blows your lies out of the water.

2. NO WHERE did those verses "state it will not intoxicate" . . . that again is a lie by muslims struggling to paper over apparent contradictions in the quran.

I will presumed that davidylan has started learning Qur'an. However, I will correct you on the following perception:

davidylan:

1. the word "Khamr" appears 6 times in the quran . . . Surah 47:15 is unfortunately one of them so that blows your lies out of the water.

The brother has not said anything wrong. What he said is the type of drink people of paradise will drink is not 'khamr' as it is used in the Qur'an.
An in refrence to that, Allah says:
Qr. 56:18:'Bi akwahabin, Wa baarikin, wa kaasin [/b]min maeen' (english:With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains)
       19: 'La yusadhuna ania wa la yusikun' (english:No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication)

In some translation, wine was used instead of fountain. However, the arabic words you will commonly find in mostly all the verses refering the the drink of the dwellers of paradise is kaasan/kaasin(meaning a cup filled with pleasures)

In another verse:
Qr52:23
'Yatanasuna fiha [b]kaasan la laghw fiha wala taasima'

english

There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw, and free from sin (Laghw refer to forbidden items, e.g intoxiacant in english)

In another translation:
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.

2. NO WHERE did those verses "state it will not intoxicate" . . . that again is a lie by muslims struggling to paper over apparent contradictions in the quran.

You are right. However, I believe you understand it better now.

Allah instructed muslims to eat and drink out all things he provided for us, however not to drink anything intoxicants. However, if you are forced to do that, probably under inescapable compulsion, there are various explanation regarding this. Some scholars related to ailment in which there is no alternative and or on a journey where there is no other drinks. However, for every reaction to such, knowledge and sincerity are very essential.

littleb:

I will presumed that davidylan has started learning Qur'an. However, I will correct you on the following perception:

The brother has not said anything wrong. What he said is the type of drink people of paradise will drink is not 'khamr' as it is used in the Qur'an.
An in refrence to that, Allah says:
Qr. 56:18:'Bi akwahabin, Wa baarikin, wa kaasin [/b]min maeen' (english:With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains)
       19: 'La yusadhuna ania wa la yusikun' (english:No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication)

Rubbish . . . you have simply engaged in verbal gymnastics of the dishonest kind.

Did allah not say this - Surah 47: 15 (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible: rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; [b]rivers of wine [khamr] a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?

Is lagosboy now a better authority than the quran itself?

littleb:

I will presumed that davidylan has started learning Qur'an. However, I will correct you on the following perception:

The brother has not said anything wrong. What he said is the type of drink people of paradise will drink is not 'khamr' as it is used in the Qur'an.
An in refrence to that, Allah says:
Qr. 56:18:'Bi akwahabin, Wa baarikin, wa kaasin [/b]min maeen' (english:With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains)
       19: 'La yusadhuna ania wa la yusikun' (english:No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication)

In some translation, wine was used instead of fountain. However, the arabic words you will commonly find in mostly all the verses refering the the drink of the dwellers of paradise is kaasan/kaasin(meaning a cup filled with pleasures)

In another verse:
Qr52:23
'Yatanasuna fiha [b]kaasan la laghw fiha wala taasima'

english

There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw, and free from sin (Laghw refer to forbidden items, e.g intoxiacant in english)

In another translation:
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.

A careful, non-biased reading of BOTH passages you provided indicate that kaasin/kaasan specifically refered to a CUP. I have looked through several versions of the quran on the web . . . NONE OF THEM insert "wine" into Surah 52:23 . . . they all talk about CUP however.

Where did you get your own interpretation from? It is true i have only started learning the lies, fraud and deceit that goes with "re-interpreting" the quran to force-fit it to make sense.

davidylan:

A careful, non-biased reading of BOTH passages you provided indicate that kaasin/kaasan specifically refered to a CUP. I have looked through several versions of the quran on the web . . . NONE OF THEM insert "wine" into Surah 52:23 . . . they all talk about CUP however.

Where did you get your own interpretation from? It is true i have only started learning the lies, fraud and deceit that goes with "re-interpreting" the quran to force-fit it to make sense.

dawoda nackson,

you are one seriously sick, hypocritical puppy

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-235021.0.html

1. The idea that the bible can be understood by logic is itself false doctrine - Job 11:7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Neither Lazarus the begger nor Zaccheus were logical thinkers. Leave logic in the hallways of schools, christianity demands wholesome faith.

going by your own statement, you are a hypocrite of the an order of magnitude as yet uncharted . you freely admit that your so called book must be accepted without logical anaylsis (must be the doubting thomas thing - plenty about the futility of honest skepticism in yor book, which would explain why so many pastors can lead people by the nose today)

while i know that that it is difficcult for you to live by the bible you parrot so frequently ( by your own posts you fornicate frequently, are consumed with hate and ire, and carry an exceptionally large burden of hubris), try to adhere to the simplest exhortation - the golden rule - do unto others. you freely admit the futility of trying to undertand the bible in its entirety , yet expect muslims to understand everythingh in the Quran

of course, there are things in the Quran Muslims can't understand/comprehend, the Quran came from Allah, who has far more wisdom than mere mortals. as innocent children, we cannot understand our parents exhortation until we grow older.In the sight of Allah, we are less than children, we are less than fetuses. ho much can one leran in 80 years? there are things that we will not be able to understand/apprecioate unless we live for millenia.

oyb:

dawoda nackson,

you are one seriously sick, hypocritical puppy

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-235021.0.html


going by your own statement, you are a hypocrite of the an order of magnitude as yet uncharted . you freely admit that your so called book must be accepted without logical anaylsis (must be the doubting thomas thing - plenty about the futility of honest skepticism in yor book, which would explain why so many pastors can lead people by the nose today)

while i know that that it is difficcult for you to live by the bible you parrot so frequently ( by your own posts you fornicate frequently, are consumed with hate and ire, and carry an exceptionally large burden of hubris), try to adhere to the simplest exhortation - the golden rule - do unto others. you freely admit the futility of trying to undertand the bible in its entirety , yet expect muslims to understand everythingh in the Quran

of course, there are things in the Quran Muslims can't understand/comprehend, the Quran came from Allah, who has far more wisdom than mere mortals. as innocent children, we cannot understand our parents exhortation until we grow older.In the sight of Allah, we are less than children, we are less than fetuses. ho much can one leran in 80 years? there are things that we will not be able to understand/apprecioate unless we live for millenia.

you leave me confused as to the essence of your above rant. Your folks made the claim that Khamr was not the wine in jaanat . . . however Surah 47:15 proves them wrong . . . so what really is your point?

I mean the above is a long diatribe about exactly what? Reasons why we shldnt understand why muslims lie on behalf of the quran?

As to your charges against me . . . unfortunately i do no such things . . . sorry to burst your bubble.

davidylan:

you leave me confused as to the essence of your above rant. Your folks made the claim that Khamr was not the wine in jaanat . . . however Surah 47:15 proves them wrong . . . so what really is your point?

I mean the above is a long diatribe about exactly what? Reasons why we shldnt understand why muslims lie on behalf of the quran?

As to your charges against me . . . unfortunately i do no such things . . . sorry to burst your bubble.

David you have been caught red handed and you are now trying to pull a fast one by labeling his post as a "diatribe". do christians not lie on behalf of the bible? Do you not lie on behalf of the bible? so what exactly is your own point? Have you not been caught lying on behalf of the bible?

Guys get back to the topic and leave david alone

did Allah not permit 'shayo' in heaven while disallowing it on earth?, something is fishy here!

@post
''alcohol is the scourge of the earth''
wrong!
Religion (in general) and ISLAM (to be more specific) is the scourge of the earth.
Islam has killed more people than alcohol and AIDS combined.

@Reindeer

Guys get back to the topic and leave david alone

did Allah not permit 'shayo' in heaven while disallowing it on earth?, something is fishy here! Huh

Shayo is not permitted in heaven. Most of Haram would be made Halal there. Wine would be allowed but every traces of your intoxicant abi na shayo would not there so that you would not drink and go sleep inside gutter thinking you are in your bed or you pee on your bed thinking you are in your gents.

Tudor is truly a follower of Tagut he created for himself. Unfortunately, he attached the last Messenger and prophet of Allah to the Children of Israel, Jesus son of Mary (AS) to this "device". His label of the Muslims as "Islamist PIGS" betrays his heart as a dishonest flesh.

Now for you Reindeer; while the earth is a place of trial, with rules and regulations from Allah, the Paradise of Muslims is a reward, an altimate reward from Him. This is the reason that wine, without the "headache that comes after" a good size of its consumption, is not part of it, while you can't escape a pounding headache from alcohol, on earth.

The condition of things in paradise, though similar in names to its earthly version, is very different. For example,fruits in Paradise will have different taste and size and aroma (out of this world), when compared to that of the earth. Same applies to all types of foods; flesh, vegetable, and liquid. Allah talks about the water (river), honey, milk in more qualitative way that gives superiority over that on the earth.

Now as to wine, you must have heard about "root beer" or ginger beer. Neither has any "alcohol" in it. There is no COOH in their bonding chain. Further, even now amongst muslims, grapes juice that have not reached fermentation, whereby the Sugar content have not started breaking up to " kain-Kain or Ogoro quality" are sold as wine. Its expensive and taste. It has a shelf life of about 3 days max, after it has been opened, before the fermentation begins.

Finally, while on earth Muslims are required to not have more than 4 wives at the same time (Oh, Muhammad (AS) was the Prophet and his marriages are more strategical), the condition is different in Paradise. The Muslim will have Huraine, made for him, in addition to his earthly wives who are "believers" and rewarded, independently for their individual belief.

Now you see that it is a good thing to aspire to and hope for the rewards in Paradise, after so much struggle on earth. And the wives in Paradise will always remain "virgins", while men and women in Hellfire will never have any of the "pleasurable thing of paradise." No foods, drinks except purse, molten metals, scourchingly hot water, and rotten and smelly flesh.

Gentlemen, is the food and drink and misery of hell what you want? The Christian heaven does not talk about any sort of "enjoyment" as reward that humans are familiar with, except clapping and singing! Heck you do that now. When do you stop being on the wrong side?

Islam is full of hypocrisy. Afterall the people who blew up the world trade towers drank some alcohol before carrying out their evil acts.

So muslims can drink alchol if they want to disguise their true satanic intention.

God have mercy !!!