Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount…

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُما قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ».

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden."

Explanation of the hadith: Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount…

Lessons: Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount…

• The Shariah protects people's minds.
• Validity of blocking the means to evil by blocking all ways that lead to such evils.
• The prohibition of a small amount of intoxicants, because it is a means to intoxication.
• If it does not intoxicate, neither in small nor large amounts, then it is not forbidden.

Categories : Forbidden Drinks