Drinking Alcohol Must be Forbidden

Among the sins of the abdomen are to consume Alcohol, to consume whatever is intoxicating, najas-filthy and revolting. The Prophet, Peace be upon him said: وما أَسْكَرَ مِنْهُ الفَرَقُ فَمِلْءُ الكَفِّ مِنْهُ حَرامٌ [ Wama askara minhul-faraqu, famil'ul kaffe minho haram ] This Means “If the drink does not intoxicate until one consumes a whole faraq of it, then drinking even a handful of it is prohibited” narrated by AbuDawud. Note: A faraq is a big container which is equal to sixteen (16) baghdadiyy ritls, which about 6 liters or 1.6 gallons Our master ^Umar, may Allah raise his rank, narrated by Al-Bukhariyy mentioned: الخَمْرُ ما خامَرَ العَقْلَ [ Al-Khamru ma Khamarul-^aql ] This Means: “Wine is the drink that intoxicates the mind” In addition to what was mentioned earlier, it is not permissible to consume any substance, which renders one’s mind dysfunctional, even if it does not cause intoxication, this includes marijuana, opium, cocaine, hallucination pills, and the like. Consuming Najas-filth is among the sins of the abdomen, like blood, pig and maytah (improperly killed animal), also it is prohibited to eat anything normally considered revolting. The criterion is that, if at the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, the Arabs considered something as khabith-revolting, then it is prohibited to consume it. Although not Najas, it is not permissiblt to consume snails because it is khabith-revolting, and saliva after it seperates from the mouth, nasal seepage and …
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Why is the consumption of alcohol prohibited in Islam? Alcohol has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It continues to cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to millions throughout the world. Alcohol is the root cause of several problems facing society. The statistics of soaring crime rates, increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes throughout the world bear mute testimony to the destructive power of alcohol. 1. Prohibition of alcohol in the Qur’an The Glorious Qur’an prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verse: “O ye who believe! Intoxicants and Gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an Abomination — Of Satan’s handiwork; Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper.” [Al-Qur'an 5:90] 2. Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible The Bible prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verses: a. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” [Proverbs 20:1] b. “And be not drunk with wine.” [Ephesians 5:18] 3. Alcohol inhibits the inhibitory centre The human beings possess an inhibitory centre in their brains. This inhibitory centre prevents the person from doing things that he considers wrong. For instance a person does not normally use abusive language while addressing his parents or elders. If he has to answer the call of nature, his inhibitory centre will prevent him from doing so in public. Therefore he uses the …