Drinking Intoxicants

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Ilal Al-Sharai Book: Reported from Al-Moufaddal bin Amr that he asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh): “Why did Allah forbid drinking intoxicants?” He (Pbuh) said: “Allah forbade intoxicants because of what it does and corrupts. Because an intoxicant addict always trembles, the light of his face and his respect goes. It leads him to dare to commit sins, shed blood and fornicate. If he was intoxicated he might want to have intercourse with his sister or mother or daughter. It increases nothing in who drinks it but evilness.” [1]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Abou Baseer from Imam Baqir and Sadiq (Pbuh) that they said: “Allah made a house for sins. Then he made a door for this house. Then he made lock for this door. Then he made a key for this lock and this lock is intoxicants.” [2]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’mal Book: Reported from Jaber from Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh) that he said: “The Messenger of Allah damned ten because of intoxicants: Who plants it, who guards it, who squeezes it, who drinks it, who offers it, who carries it, whom it is carried for, who sell it, who buy it, and who consume its profits.” [3]

 * Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’mal Book: Reported from Al-Amraki that he said to Imam Rida (Pbuh): “Ibn Dawood said that you said that who drinks intoxicants is an infidel.” Imam (Pbuh) said: “He is honest. I said that.” [4]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: Reported from Abou Al-Sahari that he asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) about who drink intoxicants. Imam (Pbuh) said: “Allah doesn’t accept his prayers as long as it is present in his veins.” [5]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Man La Yahdurohu Al-Faqeeh: Reported from Ahmad bin Ismaeel from his father that he said: “Imam Mohammad Bin Ali (Pbuh) came to the sacred mosque. Some said: “Send some to ask him.” So a young man came to him and asked him: “O Uncle, what is the grandest of the grandest sins?” Imam (Pbuh) said: “Drinking intoxicants.” This man came back to them with the news. They sent him back and the Imam replied with the same answer. They did that several times till the Imam (Pbuh) said: “O son of my brother, didn’t I tell you before. Drinking intoxicants leads to fornications, stealing, killing whom Allah forbade to be killed and polytheism. The acts of intoxicants are higher than every sin as same as its tree is higher above all trees.” [6]

* Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Khalid Al-Barqi states in Al-Mahasin Book: Reported from Ismaeel that a man asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh): “Are intoxicants eviler or abandoning prayer?” Imam (Pbuh) said: “drinking intoxicants is eviler than abandoning prayer. Do you know why?” Man said: “NO.” Imam (Pbuh): “Because he becomes in a state where he doesn’t know his Lord.” [7]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’mal Book: Reported from Al-Fadeel bin Yasar that he heard Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh) say: “Allah doesn’t accept the prayers of who drinks intoxicants for forty day. If he didn’t pray in these days, his punishment will be doubled because he stopped praying.” [8]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Ilal Al-Shari Book: Reported from Abou Baker Al-Hadrami from Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (Pbut) that they said: “singing is the nest of hypocrisy. Drinking intoxicants is the key to every evil. Intoxicants addict is like who worships idols not believing in the book of Allah. For if he believed the book of Allah he would have prohibited what Allah had prohibited.” [9]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: Reported from Mohammad bin Muslim from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “Don’t sit with an intoxicant drinker, don’t marry him, if he became sick don’t visit him, if he died don’t walk in his funeral. The intoxicant drinker come on Resurrection Day with his face black, his eyes blue, his jaw broken, drooling, and with his tongue dangling from his behind.” [10]

* Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Qummi states in his Tafseer Book: It was reported from Abou Baseer from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “Don’t believe the intoxicant drinker  when he speaks, don’t allow him to marry from your family, don’t visit him when he is sick, don’t come to his funeral when he dies, and don’t entrust him with any trust for he would waste it and Allah would not punish him or reward him for that. As Allah says {Don’t give your money to the impertinent} there is no one more impertinent that an intoxicant drinker.” [11]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Moustadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was Reported from Mohammad bin Muslim from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) from Ameer Elmo’mineen (Pbuh) that he said: “Don’t sit on a table where intoxicants are drunk. For the servant doesn’t know when he dies.” [12]  

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Abou Al-Jaroud from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “An intoxicant addict is like an idol worshiper.” One asked: “Who is the addict?” He (Pbuhp) said: “He who drinks it when he finds it.” [13]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: It was reported from Mohammad Bin Ali Bin Al-Hussein (Pbut) from Ameer Elmo’mineen (Pbuh) that he said: “He who gives a boy intoxicants to drink without him knowing, Allah locks him in Khubal Clay till he resolves what he had done.” [14]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Moustadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was Stated in Fokoh Al-Rida Book (Pbuh): “Intoxicants derive the corruption of the heart, blacken teeth, make foul odor in the mouth, take one far from Allah, and bring him close Allah’s discontentment. It is the drink of Iblees.” [15]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Haroum bin Al-Jaham that he said: “We were with Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) in Al-Hira when Abou Jaa’far Al-Mansour came. One man circumcised his son and so he made food and invited people to eat. As we were eating a man asked for water. He brought them cups with intoxicants in it. As soon as the cup was in the man’s hands, Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) left the table. He was asked why he did that. He (Pbuh) said: “The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “He is damned he who sits on a table where intoxicants are drunk.” -In another narration- “He is damned, damned he who  accepts to sit on a table where intoxicants are drunk when he is not compelled to.”“ [16]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: It was reported from Al-Rayan bin Salt that he heard Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) say: “Allah imposed on every prophet that he sent to forbid intoxicants and to admit Al-Badaa’ (Sudden change is destined fate) that Allah does what He wills.” [17]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’mal Book: It was reported from Masa’ada bin Ziad from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “The intoxicant addict comes on Resurrection Day with his eyes blue, his face black, his lips dangling, drooling, his forehead attached to his toe, and his hands coming out from his back. All people fear from him when they see him coming to be judged.” [18]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: It was reported from Imam Ali (Pbuh) that he said: “He who drinks intoxicants knowing that it is forbidden, Allah will make him drink from Khubal Clay even if he was forgiven.” [19]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Moustadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was reported from Anas bin Malik from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “There is a valley in Hell from which the inhabitants of fire seek refuge from it seventy thousand times each day. In that valley there is a house of fire, in that house there is a room of fire and in that room there is a coffin of fire. In that coffin there is a snake of fire that has one thousand heads. Each head has a mouth, each mouth has one thousand canines and each canine has one thousand arms.” Anas said: “ O Messenger of Allah, who will be tormented in it?” He (Pbuhp): “Each one who admits  Quran and drinks intoxicants.” [20]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Toussi states in Al-Amali Book: It was reported from Ruzaiq from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “Allah sentences to heaven he who doesn’t drink intoxicants in the cause of people and not Allah as to keep himself in a good status.” [21]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Abou Omar Al-Ajami that Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) said to him: “O Abou Omar, nice tenths of religion is in Taqiya. He has no religion he who has no Taqiya. Taqiya is applied for every matter except in drinking intoxicants and wiping the shoes (as in Wodou’).” [22]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Is’haq bin Ammar that he asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) about who drinks only one sip of intoxicants. The Imam (Pbuh) said: “He must be thumped eighty times. Few of it or lots of it are both forbidden.” [23]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Al-Khisal Book:  It was reported from Mohammad bin Al-Hanafia from his father Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib (Pbuh) that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) sentenced eighty thumps for drinking intoxicants.” [24]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Suleiman bin Khalid from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “Thump he who drinks intoxicants for the first time. When he drinks again thump him again. If he drank for the third time kill him.” [25]