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'''Intoxicants''' (الخمر al‐khamr) such as [[alcohol]], marijuana etc.<ref>"''....The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) replied: "Every intoxicant is khamr, and every khamr is haram."....“Khamr is what befogs the mind.” These are the words spoken by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab from the pulpit of the Prophet (PBUH),....Drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, opium, and the like are definitely included in the prohibited category of khamr. It is well known that the use of such drugs affects the sensory perceptions, making what is near seem distant and what is distant seem near; that their use produces illusions and hallucinations, so that the real seems to disappear and what is imaginary appears to be real; and that drug usage in general impairs the faculty of reasoning and decision-making....''" - [Alcohol and Intoxicants in Islam] - Muslim Bridges</ref> and recreational games of chance, such as board games<ref>"''....the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever plays games of dice has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."....''" - {{Muwatta|52|2|6|}}, See also {{Muwatta|52|2|7|}}</ref> (including chess),<ref name="chess">"''....Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine....''" - {{Muslim| | '''Intoxicants''' (الخمر al‐khamr) such as [[alcohol]], marijuana etc.<ref>"''....The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) replied: "Every intoxicant is khamr, and every khamr is haram."....“Khamr is what befogs the mind.” These are the words spoken by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab from the pulpit of the Prophet (PBUH),....Drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, opium, and the like are definitely included in the prohibited category of khamr. It is well known that the use of such drugs affects the sensory perceptions, making what is near seem distant and what is distant seem near; that their use produces illusions and hallucinations, so that the real seems to disappear and what is imaginary appears to be real; and that drug usage in general impairs the faculty of reasoning and decision-making....''" - [Alcohol and Intoxicants in Islam] - Muslim Bridges</ref> and recreational games of chance, such as board games<ref>"''....the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever plays games of dice has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."....''" - {{Muwatta|52|2|6|}}, See also {{Muwatta|52|2|7|}}</ref> (including chess),<ref name="chess">"''....Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine....''" - {{Muslim||2260|reference}}, See also {{Muwatta|52|2|7|}}</ref> card games and other forms of gambling are forbidden under [[Islamic law]]. Surprisingly, this was not always the case. | ||
==In the Beginning== | ==In the Beginning== | ||
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The [[hadith]] record that Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib, in a drunken state, mutilated two camels belonging to Ali, chopping of their humps and taking out their livers. | The [[hadith]] record that Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib, in a drunken state, mutilated two camels belonging to Ali, chopping of their humps and taking out their livers. | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3091|darussalam}}, See also: {{Muslim||1979c|reference}} and {{Muslim||1979a|reference}}|Narrated Ali: I got a she-camel in my share of the war booty on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and the Prophet had given me a she-camel from the Khumus. When I intended to marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle, I had an appointment with a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa' to go with me to bring Idhkhir (i.e. grass of pleasant smell) and sell it to the goldsmiths and spend its price on my wedding party. I was collecting for my she-camels equipment of saddles, sacks and ropes while my two she-camels were kneeling down beside the room of an Ansari man. I returned after collecting whatever I collected, to see the humps of my two she-camels cut off and their flanks cut open and some portion of their livers was taken out. When I saw that state of my two she-camels, I could not help weeping. I asked, "Who has done this?" The people replied, "Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib who is staying with some Ansari drunks in this house." I went away till I reached the Prophet and Zaid bin Haritha was with him. The Prophet noticed on my face the effect of what I had suffered, so the Prophet asked. "What is wrong with you." I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have never seen such a day as today. Hamza attacked my two she-camels, cut off their humps, and ripped open their flanks, and he is sitting there in a house in the company of some drunks."...}} | ||
When rebuked by Muhammad, Hamza insulted him to his face, saying "Aren't you but the slaves of my father?" | When rebuked by Muhammad, Hamza insulted him to his face, saying "Aren't you but the slaves of my father?" | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3091|darussalam}}, See also: {{Muslim||1979c|reference}} and {{Muslim||1979a|reference}}|....The Prophet then asked for his covering sheet, put it on, and set out walking followed by me and Zaid bin Haritha till he came to the house where Hamza was. He asked permission to enter, and they allowed him, and they were drunk. Allah's Apostle started rebuking Hamza for what he had done, but Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. Hamza looked at Allah's Apostle and then he raised his eyes, looking at his knees, then he raised up his eyes looking at his umbilicus, and again he raised up his eyes look in at his face. Hamza then said, "Aren't you but the slaves of my father?" Allah's Apostle realized that he was drunk, so Allah's Apostle retreated, and we went out with him.}} | ||
==Alcohol and Games Banned== | ==Alcohol and Games Banned== | ||
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And commenting on playing chess, he compared it with dying ones hand with the flesh and blood of swine. | And commenting on playing chess, he compared it with dying ones hand with the flesh and blood of swine. | ||
{{Quote|{{Muslim| | {{Quote|{{Muslim||2260|reference}}|Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.}} | ||
After the revelation of verse 5:90, Muhammad ordered beatings for anyone who violated his rules regarding these substances. | After the revelation of verse 5:90, Muhammad ordered beatings for anyone who violated his rules regarding these substances. | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||6775|darussalam}}, See also: {{Bukhari|||6773|darussalam}}, {{Bukhari|||6774|darussalam}}, {{Bukhari|||6776|darussalam}}, and {{Bukhari|||6777|darussalam}}|Narrated' Uqba bin Al-Harith: | ||
An-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet in a state of intoxication. The Prophet felt it hard (was angry) and ordered all those who were present in the house, to beat him. And they beat him, using palm-leaf stalks and shoes, and I was among those who beat him.}} | An-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet in a state of intoxication. The Prophet felt it hard (was angry) and ordered all those who were present in the house, to beat him. And they beat him, using palm-leaf stalks and shoes, and I was among those who beat him.}} | ||
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He, and his successors, also ordered floggings. | He, and his successors, also ordered floggings. | ||
{{Quote|{{Muslim| | {{Quote|{{Muslim||1706a|reference}}|Anas b. Malik reported that a person who had drink wine was brought to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him). He gave him forty stripes with two lashes. Abu Bakr also did that,...}} | ||
Repeat offenders were ordered by him to be put to death. | Repeat offenders were ordered by him to be put to death. | ||
{{Quote|{{ | {{Quote|{{Abu Dawud||4484|darussalam}}, See also: {{Abu Dawud||4482|darussalam}} and {{Abu Dawud||4485|darussalam}}|Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him if he does it again a fourth time, kill him. | ||
<BR><BR>AbuDawud said: And there is a similar tradition of Umar ibn AbuSalamah, from his father, on the authority of AbuHurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him): If he drinks wine, flog him if he does it so again, a fourth time, kill him.}} | <BR><BR>AbuDawud said: And there is a similar tradition of Umar ibn AbuSalamah, from his father, on the authority of AbuHurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him): If he drinks wine, flog him if he does it so again, a fourth time, kill him.}} | ||
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And he would order eighty stripes as the mildest form of punishment. | And he would order eighty stripes as the mildest form of punishment. | ||
{{Quote|{{Muslim| | {{Quote|{{Muslim||1706c|reference}}|...When Umar (became the Commander of the Faithful) and the people went near to pastures and towns, he said (to the Companions of the Holy Prophet). What is your opinion about lashing for drinking? Thereupon Abd al-Rahman b. Auf said: My opinion is that you fix it as the mildest punishment. Then 'Umar inflicted eighty stripes.}} | ||
==In The Modern World== | ==In The Modern World== | ||