from Abdullah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Every intoxicant is unlawful. Allah has pledged that any servant who drinks it in this world will be made to drink, on the Day of Resurrection, from the clay of corruption. Do you know what the clay of corruption is?” He said: “The sweat of the people of Hell.” (1)
Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi informed us; Zahir ibn Ahmad informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Musab informed us, from Malik, from Nafi, from Abdullah ibn Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever drinks wine in this world and does not repent from it will be deprived of it in the Hereafter.” (2)
Abu Said al-Shurayhi informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Tha‘labi informed us; Ahmad ibn Ubayy informed us; Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm informed us; Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Saghani informed us; Abu Nuaym narrated to us; Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah al-Ghafiqi, one of the people of Egypt, from Abdullah ibn Umar, who said: I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: “Allah has cursed wine, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who presses it, the one for whom it is pressed, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, and the one who consumes its proceeds.” (3)
“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and beware. But if you turn away, then know that Our Messenger’s duty is only to convey the message clearly. (92) There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they consumed, so long as they are mindful of Allah, believe, and do righteous deeds; then remain mindful of Allah and believe; then remain mindful of Allah and excel in goodness. And Allah loves those who excel in goodness. (93)”
His saying, glorified and exalted is He: “There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they consumed.” The reason for the revelation of this verse was that, when the prohibition of wine was revealed, the Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—said: “O Messenger of Allah, what of our brothers who”