Hadiths on Prescribed Punishment for Drinking Alcohol

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8 explained prophetic hadiths on "Prescribed Punishment for Drinking Alcohol": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 7 hadiths on the prescribed punishment for the drinker of alcohol. They establish that “Every drink that intoxicates is unlawful” and list five substances concerned: grapes, dates, honey, wheat, and barley. They also report the flogging of about forty lashes with palm branches, and the statement of ‘Ali making clear that, as the number of lashes was not fixed by the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), he pays the blood money if the punished person comes to die.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Prescribed Punishment for Drinking Alcohol

Authentic hadith A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who hit him with a palm stalk with about forty la Authentic hadith Every drink that intoxicates is unlawful. Authentic hadith The prohibition of wine was revealed, which is made of five things: grapes, dates, honey, wheat, and barley. Authentic hadith A man who drank wine was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Beat him Authentic hadith A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he gave the man about forty lashes with two p Authentic hadith Allah sent down the verse wherein He prohibited alcohol at a time when there was no other (intoxicant) drink in Madīnah except that prepared from date Authentic hadith ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I would not blame myself for the death of any person when inflicting a prescribed corpora Authentic Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Sun 27 Jumada al-Awwal
الأحد 27 جمادى الأولى

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ