Chapter: The ḥadd for drinking

Whoever drinks wine, is apprehended while its odor is still noticeable, and the witnesses testify to that— even if only a faint trace remains— is liable to the ḥadd. If he confesses after the odor has disappeared, the ḥadd is not enforced.

Whoever becomes intoxicated from nabidh (a fermented drink) is likewise subject to the ḥadd.

No ḥadd is imposed solely because the smell of wine is detected on someone or because he has vomited it. Nor is the drunkard punished until it is established that his intoxication resulted from nabidh that he consumed willingly, and the ḥadd is not carried out until his stupor has passed.

The prescribed penalty for drinking wine or for being intoxicated is 80 lashes, distributed over the body as described under fornication; for a slave, the ḥadd is 40 lashes.

If a person admits to drinking wine or to intoxication and then retracts his confession, the ḥadd is not executed.

The offense is proven by the testimony of two witnesses or by a single confession from the accused. In this matter the testimony of women, even alongside men, is not accepted.