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1) The document describes a hadith narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab where he sees a young man hiding a bottle and assumes it contains alcohol. The young man denies this and claims it is vinegar instead. When Umar asks to see it, miraculously the bottle now contains vinegar. 2) The hadith describes how alcohol opens the door to other major sins, referencing a pious man from the time of the Israelites who was tempted to drink alcohol or commit other sins and chose alcohol, leading him to commit additional sins. 3) The document notes how in the past people used to drink alcohol secretly but now it has become normalized in society and destroyed social fabric.

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Mother Of Evils
‫¿/ں‬T± ‫ں‬PŠçÎ‫<ا‬ şZ Mother of Evils (An alarming discourse describing rulings and harms of alcohol) Presented by: Markazi Majlis Shura (Dawat-e-Islami) • Translated into English by: Majlis-e-Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami)
Mother of Evils English Translation of Burayiaun ki Maa • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright © 2013 Maktaba-tul-Madinah No part of this publication may be reproduced, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without formal permission of Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Compiler: Markazi Majlis Shura (Dawat-e-Islami) Translator: Translation of Majlis Tarajim Edition: First Date of publishing: - ISBN: - Publisher: Maktaba-tul-Madinah Sponsorship Feel free to contact us if you wish to sponsor the printing of a religious book or a booklet for the Isal-e-Sawab of your deceased family member. Maktaba-tul-Madinah Alami Madani Markaz, Faizan-e-Madinah Mahallah Saudagran, Old Sabzi Mandi, Bab-ul-Madinah, Karachi, Pakistan Email: maktabaglobal@dawateislami.net –maktaba@dawateislami.net Phone: 92+21-34921389-93 – 34126999 Fax: 92+21-34125858
iii ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ٰۡ ۡۡ Du’ā for reading the book Read the following Du’ā (supplication) before studying a religious book or an Islamic lesson, ˠ  ȹ , you will remember whatever you study. ّٰ ‫لل‬ َ ‫ا‬ُ‫ه‬ ۡ ‫اف‬ َّ‫م‬ۡ‫ح‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ ۡ ‫ك‬َ‫ت‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ ۡ ‫ان‬َ‫و‬ۡ ُ ‫ش‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ۡ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ـ‬َ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫اال‬ َ ‫ذ‬ ‫ا‬ِ ۡ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ل‬ َ ۡ ‫ك‬‫ام‬َ‫ر‬ Translation Yā Allah ! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable and Glorious! (Al-Mustaṭraf, vol. 1, pp. 40) Note: Recite Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī once before and after the Du’ā.
iv ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ٰۡ ۡۡ 13 Intentions for reading this book in connection to thirteen letters of ‘Combating Wine’ The Noble Prophet    ʄ ٖ   ʋ  said: ِ‫ن‬‫ِه‬‫ل‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ‫ِن‬ّ‫م‬ ٌ ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫خ‬ ِ‫ِن‬‫م‬ ۡ ‫ؤ‬ُ‫م‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ ُ ‫ة‬َّ‫ي‬ Which means, The intention of Muslim values more than his deed.’ (Al-Mu’jam Kabīr, vol. 6, pp. 185, Ḥadīš 5942) Two Madanī pearls C Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a righteous deed. C The more righteous intentions that are made, the greater the reward! Intentions 1-4. Every time [I read this book] I will start with Ḥamd(1) , Ṣalāwāt(2) , Ta’awwuż(3) and Tasmiyyaĥ(4) (by reading the two lines of Arabic given at the top of this page one will be acting on these four intentions). 5. For seeking pleasure of Allah , I will read this book from the beginning to the end. ٰ
Mother of Evils v 6-7. To the best of my ability, I will try to read it whilst in the state of Wuḍu(6) and facing the Qiblaĥ(7) . 8. I will behold the Quranic verses and the blessed Aḥādīš out of reverence. 9. Wherever I come across the exalted name of Allah, I will say َ ‫ع‬‫ـ‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬َّ‫ز‬‫ـ‬ َّ ‫ل‬ , 10. and wherever I come across the blessed name of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet I will invoke ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ . 11. With the intention of acting upon the Ḥadīš َ ‫ت‬َ‫ه‬ۡ‫و‬ َ ‫اد‬‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ُّ‫اب‬َ َ ‫ت‬‫ا‬ ‘Give gifts to each other, it will enrich affection amongst you,’ (Muwaṭṭā Imām Mālik, vol. 2, pp. 407, Ḥadīš 1731) I shall buy this book (one, or as many I can afford) and will gift it to others. 12. I will continue campaign against Satan. 13. If I spot any Shar’ī mistake, I will inform the publishers in writing (verbal intimation is usually ineffective).
Mother of Evils
1 ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡۡ ٰ ٰ ۡۡ Mother of Evils* Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī A saint ʋ      of Islam has reported that he dreamt a person named ‘Mishṭaḥa’ after his death. He asked him, ‘How did Allah treat you?’ The deceased replied, ‘Allah forgave me.’ I asked the reason for that. He said, ‘Once I requested one of the great scholars of Ḥadīš to dictate me any Ḥadīš along with its chain of narrators. Hence, whilst dictating the Ḥadīš to me, when the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ was mentioned, the respected scholar invoked Ṣalāt upon the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ , I too recited Ṣalāt aloud and listening to me, other participants of the gathering began invoking Ṣalāt. Allah forgave all the participants of that gathering by virtue of the recitation of Ṣalāt upon the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  .’ (Al-Qarbaĥ li-Ibn-e-Bashkawāl, pp. 66, Ḥadīš 63) ‘Amal na Daykĥay yeĥ dekĥā Maḥbūb kay koochey kā ĥay gadā Maulā nay Mujĥay yūn baksh diyā ˠȹ    ˠȹ   * This speech was delivered by the Muballigh of Dawat-e-Islami, Nigrān of Markazī Majlis-e- Shūrā, Haḍrat Maulānā Muhammad Imaran Attari ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ار‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ in Urdu, on the topic of ‘Mother of Evils’ in weekly Sunnaĥ inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami at its Global Madanī Markaz, Faizan-e-Madinaĥ, Karachi on 25th Muḥarram-ul-Ḥarām 1430 AH (Thursday 22 January, 2009). It is being published with some amendments. Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ C
Mother of Evils 2 I was not weighed up by my deeds; rather I was forgiven by virtue of being the beggar of the sacred street of Madina َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Dear Islamic brothers! Did you notice that all the participants of the gathering were forgiven just because of reciting Ṣalāt- ‘Alan-Nabī loudly. Let’s make intention to recite Ṣalāt aloud upon listening to the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ while attending any religious gathering, for example, weekly Sunnaĥ inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami, the global non-political movement for propagation of Quran and Sunnaĥ. ˠ  ȹ Mother of all evils One day, whist delivering a sermon, Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin ‘Affān ʝ mentioned that he listened from the Beloved Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  : ‘Refrain from the mother of evils (alcohol) because, in the times of Banī Isrāīl, there was a very pious man who used to live in seclusion. A woman fell in love with him and she sent her servant requesting him that she would like to produce him as a witness in a certain case. The man went to her home. As he went across the doors through the home, the doors were made shut behind him, until he came in front of a very beautiful and elegant lady. A boy was standing beside her and there was a pitcher made up of glass containing alcohol. The woman said, ‘I have not called you here for giving any evidence. Instead I want that you murder this boy, or indulge in fornication with me or drink from this wine glass, and if you would refuse, I will shout and disgrace you.’ The man thought that he had no option of getting out of this difficult situation, hence, he opted for the alcohol. The lady made her drink from
Mother of all Evils 3 wine glass. Out of intoxication, he kept on asking for more and more. He continued drinking until he commited fornication with the woman and also murdered the boy.’ The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ further said, ‘Therefore, you keep refraining from alcohol. Īmān (Faith) and the habit of drinking alcohol cannot coexist in one’s heart; (if one will do so) out of Īmān and alcohol, one will eject the other.’ (Al-Iḥsān bit-Tartīb Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn-e-Ḥabbān, vol. 7, pp. 367, Ḥadīš 5324) Dear Islamic brother! When that pious person was asked to commit fornication, he refused. When he was given the option of committing murder, he refused, but when he was asked to drink alcohol, that poor pious man thought that the last option would save him from the very harmful acts of fornication and murder. And so, he drank the alcohol but due to its curse he ended up committing both the other major sins. Actually, he unfortunately chose the key to sins. By him choosing the sin of drinking alcohol, it opened many other doors of sins for him. Islam has declared alcohol as Ḥarām forever due to these very destructive outcomes. In addition to several other detrimental evils, drinking alcohol has also become a cult of our society. It has destroyed the very fabric of society. In the past, people used to drink alcohol secretly. They would drink secretly so that nobody can see them. Was it alcohol or vinegar in the bottle? It has been reported that once Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq ʝ was walking through one of the streets of Madīnaĥ Munawwaraĥ. He      ʝ saw a young man who had a bottle hidden in his clothes. He ʝ asked, ‘O young man! What are you hiding in your clothes?’ The bottle
Mother of Evils 4 contained alcohol in it. The young man felt so embarrassed that he could not disclose this to Amīr-ul-Muminīn ʝ . Therefore, he repented instantly in his heart and supplicated: ‘O Allah! Please do not embarrass me in front of Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq ʝ . Please conceal my fault today; I will never drink alcohol again.’ Thereafter he said, ‘O Amīr-ul-Muminīn ʝ ! This is a bottle of vinegar.’ He ʝ asked for it to be shown. When the young man showed it, it was vinegar, indeed. (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, pp. 27-28) Tū nay dunyā main bĥī ‘Aybūon ko cĥupāyā Yā Khudā Ḥashr main bhi lāj rakĥ laynā keh Tū Sattār ĥay You have concealed my faults in this world O Allah! Please conceal my sins on the Day of Judgement as well, as you are Sattar Fear of the beings Dear Islamic brothers! In the past, the sinful people used to fear facing embarrassment because of their sins being exposed to the people of the society. If they found themselves in such a situation where their sins would be revealed to others, they would make sincere and whole-hearted repentance in the court of Allah and beg Him to conceal their sins, as related above regarding the youngster who repented due to the fear of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , and Allah accepted his true repentance by changing the alcohol of bottle into vinegar so that no one could become aware of his sin. If someone feels guilty and truly repents, Allah changes the alcohol of disobedience into the vinegar of obedience. There had been a time when sinners would at least have fear of the people in their hearts and would refrain from drinking openly. Unfortunately,
Mother of all Evils 5 alcohol is common and openly consumed in these times. Even in Islamic countries some people add alcohol in the menu of important social and business events just to maintain their so called status or for the purpose of boasting. This tendency has created a huge number of addicts among youngsters and even women are indulging in this evil act. It is Ḥarām for one to arrange alcohol openly for others to drink even though he doesn’t consume it himself. He who is aware that the event or party includes alcohol in the menu should remind himself that the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ has forbade from sitting at a dining mat that includes drinking of alcohol. (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 489, Ḥadīš 3774, Maltaqṭā) Another Ḥadīš reported by Sayyidunā Jābir ʝ mentions that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever believes in Allah and the Day of Judgement, should not sit at a dining mat where alcohol is served out.’ (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 366, Ḥadīš 2810, Maltaqṭā) Hence, if it is known that a party, gathering or any social event includes alcohol, one should never attend such gathering, otherwise he will deserve hellfire as the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ has said, ‘Those who make gathering with some drunkard, Allah will group them together in the hellfire so they will come near each other blaming. Each one will say to the other: May Allah not bestow you with good return as it is you who has made me come to this place. Then the other one will also reply in the same way.’ (Kitāb Al-Kabāir liz-Żaĥbī, pp. 95) If someone makes an excuse that the alcoholic beverages in a party are for the non-Muslims, he should ponder over the saying of Haḍrat Maulānā Muhammad Amjad Alī ‘Azmī ʋۡ , ‘It is Ḥarām to serve alcohol to a Kāfir (unbeliever) or a child even as a means of cure, and there is sin upon the person who serves it.’
Mother of Evils 6 (Al-Ḥadīyaĥ, vol. 2, pp. 398) Some Muslims arrange parties for unbelievers and also serve them alcohol; the penalty for such drinking is upon these Muslims. (Bahr-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3 pp. 672) Gatherings of drinking In order to learn about the extent of alcoholism and indecency on a New Year’s Eve in Pakistan, please read the following news. ‘Yesterday for the New Year’s Eve, special parties were arranged even though the weather was very cold. The parties included singing, dancing and drinking. Youngsters continued screaming and shouting on Mall Road and in the vicinity of Fortress stadium, Lahore. There were no rooms available in famous and even normal hotels of the city. Many organisations and rich people had already booked rooms in advance for holding secret parties. Police arrested dozens of drunken people and bottles of alcohol were seized.’ Ay khāṣṣa Khāṣān-e-Rūsūl waqt-e-du’ā ĥay Ummat paĥ Tayrī ā kay ‘ajab waqt pařā ĥay Faryād ĥay ay kashtī-e-ummat kay Negĥaybān Beyřa yeĥ tabāĥī kay qarīb ān lagā ĥay O best of all Rasūls, it is the time of prayer Hard times have come upon your Ummaĥ We call you for help O Saviour of the boat of the Ummaĥ Our boat is just about to sink Open war against the commandments of Allah  Few youngsters of Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi, Pakistan planned a get-together on 7th Ramadan-ul-Mubārak 1428 AH (September 21st , 2007). The party included drinking and eating, along with
Mother of all Evils 7 dancing. There were 40 friends in total. As soon as the evening fell and street lights lit that area, people made their way to present themselves in the court of Allah for offering Ṣalāĥ whereas these youngsters gathered together and started singing, dancing and drinking. They caused too much of noise in the colony. Some of the youngsters got drunk too much and fell on the ground. Other friends laughed out aloud at their drunken friends and continued drinking excessively. Drinks were consumed one after another. They were losing senses with the passage of time and were tumbling on the ground one after the other due to intoxication. Suddenly one friend asked the other one, ‘What has happed to these all? Why have they slept?’ Both looked alarmingly at each other and realised the situation. Police were then immediately called. When the police arrived, 27 youngsters had died and others were struggling for their survival and were taken to hospital. Finally this dancing and drinking party, held in the blessed month of Ramadan, became a party of death and 36 youngsters lost their lives due to consuming the poison of alcohol. Jo kuch ĥayn woĥ sab apnay hi ĥatĥaun kay hain kartūt Shikwa ĥay zamānay kā naĥ qismat say gila ĥay Dikĥay ĥayn yeĥ din apnī ĥī ghaflat kī badaūlat Such ĥay kaĥ buray kām kā anjām būrā ĥay Whatever has happened is the result of our own deeds No blame can be given to fate or time These days have come due to our own heedlessness No doubt, ‘As you sow, so shall you reap’ If we look around us, we will be astonished to see that alcohol, adultery and nudity have become norms of our society. Is there any city in our country where alcohol is not available, and where
Mother of Evils 8 personal stories of indecency are not mentioned proudly by the people! Nudity and indecency is visible on roads, shops and marketplaces in nearly every city. You will be surprised to know that there are 27 companies in Pakistan alone that import alcohol from abroad and sell it openly in different cities. Alcohol has penetrated our society to the extent that it is drunk and served in our wedding parties and functions, and even at the events arranged in celebration of passing the exams. Dancing and singing has become part and parcel of our wedding ceremonies. Even very decent families permit their daughters to take their scarves off and dance on such occasions. Consequently, our society has fallen victim not only to the flood of nudism but also to the evil of alcohol which is being drunk, served and sold openly. People have become so fearless that they even do not refrain from arranging alcohol serving gatherings in the sacred month of Ramadan. Just ponder for a while! Is this not ridiculing the commandments of Allah ? Undoubtedly, it is utter disobedience and an open war against Allah and His Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ . Waḍ’ mayn tum ĥo Naṣranī tū tamaddun mayn ĥunūd Yeĥ Musalmān ĥayn! Jinĥayn daykĥ kay shrmāyn Yaĥūd Your appearance is like that of Christians and culture like that of Hindus, Jews would feel shame looking at Muslims of these times. One sin carries ten misdeeds Dear Islamic brothers, a person commits just one sin but this poor soul doesn’t know that ten faults are hidden in this single sin.
Mother of all Evils 9 1. When a person commits a sin, he displeases Allah , his Creator, Who has full control over of him all the time. 2. He pleases the one who is the most cursed one in the court of Allah i.e. Satan; who is not only his enemy but also enemy of Allah . 3. He distances himself from the excellent place i.e. Paradise. 4. He draws close to a very terrible place i.e. Hell. 5. Though he loves his own self deeply but treats it cruelly indirectly by committing the sin. 6. He makes himself impure whereas Allah had created him pure. 7. He becomes a cause of pain to his companions who never cause pain to him i.e. those angels who are deputed for his protection. 8. He makes earth, sky, day, night and Muslims witness to his sins, and hence he upsets them. 9. By virtue of his sin, he distresses his Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ . 10. He commits a sort of violation (of rights) of all the Creation of Almighty Allah , whether they are human beings or any other creation. Violation of human rights is in the sense that he becomes ineligible (if someone needs him as a witness) because of his sins. Violation of rights of other creations is in the sense that rainfall is prevented from all the creation as a consequence of the sins of human beings. Therefore a person should refrain from sinning because committing sins is self-harming. (Tażkira-tul-Wā’iẓin, pp. 297-299)
Mother of Evils 10 Zamīn bujĥ say meray paĥṫī naĥī ĥay Yeĥ Tayrā ĥī to ĥay karam Yā Ilāĥī Bařī koshishayn kī gunāĥ cĥořney kī Raĥey Ah! Nā-kām ĥam Yā Ilāĥī The earth does not split owing to the weight of my grave sins, this is all because of Your benevolence, O Allah We have tried our level best to refrain from sins but all in vain, O Allah What is alcohol? Let’s try to understand now ‘What is alcohol?’ and ‘Why has Islam ordered us to refrain from it?’ On page 671 of Bahar-e-Sharī’at, volume 3 [the 1250-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholar Muftī Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī ʋۡ has mentioned that in the Arabic dictionary the word ‘Sharāb’ is referred to something which is consumed for drinking, whereas, in terms of Fuqaĥā (Islamic Jurisprudence), ‘Sharāb’ is referred to something that intoxicates. It has many kinds. One of its kinds is ‘Khamr’ i.e. wine which is made up from grapes. It is raw juice of grapes that has been fermented and has gained intensity. According to Imām-e-A’ẓam ʝ , for becoming wine, frothing in it is necessary. Sometimes all kinds of wine are referred to ‘Khamr’ metaphorically. (Al-Fatāwā al-Ĥindiyyaĥ, vol. 5, pp. 409; Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 32) Imām Ḥāfiẓ Muhammad bin Aḥmad Żaĥabī (died in 748 A.H.) has mentioned in his book ‘ ِ‫ك‬َ‫ت‬ُ‫اب‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ب‬‫ا‬ِ ’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir) that every such thing is termed as ‘Khamr’ that impairs the senses, whether it is wet or dry; eaten or drunk. (Kitāb Al-Kabāir, pp. 92)
Mother of all Evils 11 The reason of the name ‘Khamr’ Sayyidunā Imām Abū ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 974 A.H.) has mentioned in his book ‘ ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ت‬ِ‫اف‬‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ ’ that the reason of calling it ‘Khamr’ is that it conceals the brain power. The scarf of a woman is known as ‘Khimār’ for the same reason because it hides her face. Similarly, a person who hides his witness is called ‘Khāmir’. Alcohol is also known as ‘Khamr’ because it is kept covered until fermentation. The following words of Ḥadīš indicate similar word origin: ۡ‫و‬ُ‫ِر‬ ّ َ ‫خ‬‫ا‬ ٰ ‫ا‬ِ‫ن‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ ُ ‫ك‬ۡ‫م‬ i.e. cover your utensils. (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 3, pp. 591, Ḥadīš 5623, Maltaqṭā) According to few lexicographers, the reason of calling it ‘Khamr’ is that it upsets the senses. An Arabic proverb is also derived from the same root: َ‫ر‬َ‫ام‬ َ ‫خ‬ُ‫ه‬ٌ‫اء‬ َ ‫د‬ i.e. Disease has upset him. (Al-Zawājir ‘An Iqtrāf-ul-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 292) Ruling on alcohol Sayyidunā Imām Nu’aīm Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāĥ Aṣfaĥānī  ‫ہ‬   has quoted in ‘Ḥilya-tul-Auliyā’ that once, fermented ‘Nabīz’ (that may cause intoxication) contained in a pitcher was brought in the blessed court of the Beloved Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  . He ʄʋٖ said, ‘Throw it against the wall because it is a beverage for one who does not believe in Allah and in the Day of Judgment.’ (Ḥilya-tul-Auliyā, vol. 6, pp. 159, Ḥadīš 8148) The Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Every intoxicant is wine and every intoxicant is Ḥarām.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1109, Ḥadīš 2003) It is mentioned in a Ḥadīš that the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Every intoxicant is wine and every wine is Ḥarām.’ (ibid)
Mother of Evils 12 Ruling on the earnings from alcohol Dear Islamic brothers! As it is Ḥarām to drink alcohol; it’s trading and earnings are also Ḥarām. The Great Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Alcohol and its value (i.e. earnings), carrion and earnings from it, pig and earnings from it have been declared Ḥarām by Allah .’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 387, Ḥadīš 3488, Maltaqṭā) In one of the Aḥādīš, the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ stated, ‘When Allah declared eating of fat (of kidneys, intestines and stomach) Ḥarām for Jews, they sold it and consumed earnings from it. So, when Allah declares anything Ḥarām for some nation, He also declares earnings from it Ḥarām.’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 387, Ḥadīš 3488, Maltaqṭā) Alcohol is Ḥarām whether it is less or more The Merciful Prophet ʄʋ has stated, ‘Anything that causes intoxication when consumed in more quantity is also Ḥarām in small quantity.’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 459, Ḥadīš 3681) The Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋ has stated, ‘If a ‘Farq’ (a unit of weight equivalent to 16 ratals) of some thing can cause intoxication, a handful of it is also Ḥarām.’ (Jāmi’-ul-Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 343, Ḥadīš 1873) On page 672 of Bahar-e-Sharī’at, volume 3 [the 1250-page book publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholar Muftī Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī ʋۡ has mentioned that ‘Khamr’ is in itself absolutely Ḥarām. Its prohibition is proven from
Mother of all Evils 13 ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’1 and there is consensus of the Ummaĥ on alcohol being Ḥarām. Its use, whether more or less in quantity, is Ḥarām. It is impure just like urine. Its impurity is categorised as ‘Nijāsat-e- Ghlaīẓaĥ’ i.e. major impurity. Whoever claims alcohol to be Ḥalāl is Kāfir (unbeliever) because he has denied ‘Naṣ-e-Qurānī’ i.e. Quranic injunction. Alcohol is not ‘‫م‬ِ ّ‫و‬ َ ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ُ‫م‬’ (liable for compensation) to a Muslim i.e. if someone wastes a Muslim’s alcohol, he will not be liable to pay recompense. It is not permissible to buy it or to obtain any sort of benefit from it and it is not permissible to use it as a medicine. It is not permissible to make some animal drink it, nor is it allowed for soaking the clay. It is not permissible to use it in preparation of suppository. He who drinks alcohol will be punished according to the Islamic law even if he has not suffered intoxication. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 33, etc) It is also impermissible to use it in treatment of the wounds of animals. (Al-Fatāwā al-Ĥindiyyaĥ, vol. 5, pp. 410) The juice of grapes that has been cooked until less than two thirds is evaporated i.e. more than one third is left, and if it is intoxicant, it is also Ḥarām and impure. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, Kitāb Al-Ashariyyaĥ, vol. 10, pp. 36) Water containing ‘Raṭab’ i.e. un-dehydrated dates and water containing soaked Munaqqay (big currants) when undergo fermentation and become frothy is also Ḥarām and impure. (ibid, pp. 37) Wines made up from honey, fig, buckwheat, barley, etc. are also Ḥarām. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 39-40) For example, in India, wine is made from ‘Maĥway’ (a tree which has red and sallow coloured leaves, its fruit is round in shape and similar to dry date), if it intoxicates, it is Ḥarām. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3, pp. 672) 1 ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’ is that clear evidence which is present in the Holy Quran or Ḥadīš Mutawātaraĥ. (Fatāwā Faqīĥ Millat, vol. 1, pp. 204)
Mother of Evils 14 Eight rulings regarding Khamr (alcohol) Mullā Aḥmad Jīwan Ḥanafī ʋ has quoted the following eight rulings regarding ‘Khamr’ in ‘Tafsīrāt-e-Aḥmadīyyaĥ’. 1. According to us, Khamr (alcohol) is ‘Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī’. Its prohibition is not linked with intoxication and it is not Ḥarām for the reason of intoxication. According to some people, intoxication caused by it is Ḥarām because this causes debauchery and prevents from the remembrance of Allah and from offering Ṣalāĥ. It should be noted that, according to us, the aforementioned belief is Kufr (unbelief) because it is a denial of (an injunction of) the Book of Allah . Allah has declared it as Rijs (impure) and Rijs is always ‘Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī’. There is consensus of the Ummaĥ on this ruling and same is also proven from the Sunnaĥ. Therefore, Khamr (alcohol) is Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī. 2. Khamr (alcohol) is ‘Nijāsat-e-Ghlaīẓaĥ’ i.e. a major impurity just like urine, and is proven as such by absolute injunctions. 3. It is of no value for Muslims. If someone wastes (destroys) or takes over a Muslim’s alcohol, he will not be liable to pay any compensation. Its trading is not allowed because Allah has declared it impure to discredit it, hence, to value it, will be considered as crediting it and tending to void its discredit; although as per bona fide tradition, alcohol is considered in holdings. 4. It is Ḥarām to obtain any sort of benefit from Khamr (alcohol) because it is Najis. It is Ḥarām to obtain benefit
Mother of all Evils 15 from impure things, and Allah has also ordered us to refrain from it. 5. It is Kufr to consider Khamr (alcohol) as Ḥalāl (lawful), as it would be refusal of an absolute injunction of the Glorious Quran. 6. ‘Ḥad’ (Islamic punishment) will be meted out to the one found guilty of drinking alcohol, even if he has not suffered intoxication. 7. Once Khamr (alcohol) is prepared, it does not change its composition upon further cooking i.e. it remains Ḥarām. 8. However, according to the Ḥanafī school of thought, it is permissible to convert Khamr (alcohol) into vinegar. (Al-Tafsīrāt-tul-Aḥmadīyyaĥ, pp. 369) Ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol from ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī َ‫ر‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬ ُ ‫ة‬ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬‫ه‬ ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī ʋ has quoted ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol which are as follows: 1. Alcohol has been mentioned along with gambling, idols and arrow-betting (a kind of gambling), and these all are Ḥarām. 2. Alcohol was declared as impure, and impure things are always Ḥarām. 3. Alcohol has been declared satanic act and satanic acts are Ḥarām.
Mother of Evils 16 4. It has been ordered to refrain from alcohol. It is Ḥarām to commit any act refraining from which has been declared ‘Farḍ’ (obligatory). 5. Salvation was made conditional with refraining from alcohol. Hence, it became Farḍ to refrain from it, and its consumption became Ḥarām. 6. Satan causes hostility among people by virtue of alcohol, and hostility is Ḥarām. The cause of a Ḥarām thing is also Ḥarām. 7. Satan causes hatred among people by virtue of alcohol and hatred is Ḥarām. 8. Satan prevents one from the remembrance of Allah through alcohol, and to prevent from the remembrance of Allah is Ḥarām. 9. Satan prevents one from offering Ṣalāĥ through alcohol and anything that prevents from offering Ṣalāĥ is Ḥarām. 10. Allah has ordered us to refrain from alcohol in an interrogative way i.e. ‘Are you not going to refrain from it?’ This also shows the impermissibility of alcohol. (Raḍḍ-ul- Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 33) When did alcohol become impermissible? ‘Allāmaĥ Sayyid Muhammad Na’īmuddīn Murādābādī ۡ ʋ    has mentioned in ‘Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān’ that alcohol became Ḥarām in 3 A.H, a few days after the Battle of Aḥzāb. (Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, part 2, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219)
Mother of all Evils 17 Four verses from the Quran regarding alcohol Before the advent of Islam, there was a fully established tradition of drinking alcohol; it was not considered as an evil in social as well as religious perspective. Therefore, many people were habitual of drinking alcohol. Islam unfolded its harms in steps and finally ordered its abandonment. On pages 545-547 of the book ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul- Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: Islamic scholars have stated that there are four verses regarding the prohibition of alcohol. In the first verse, it is ordained that: ۡ ٰ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ And from the fruits of date and grapes, for you make juices and good nourishment from them; indeed in this is a sign for people of intellect. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 14, Sūraĥ al-Naḥl, Verse 67) Muslims continued drinking alcohol because it was still permissible. Companions like Sayyidunā ‘Umar Al-Fārūq ʝ and Sayyidunā Mu’āż ʝ requested in the court of the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ to pass a verdict regarding alcohol because it impairs the intellect and wastes money. In consequence, Allah imposed the following commandment:
Mother of Evils 18 ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۤ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ۡ ‘They ask you the decree regarding wine and gambling; say (O Beloved Prophet Muhammad), “In both lies great sin, and also some worldly benefit for people - and their sin is greater than their benefit.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 219) The Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Undoubtedly, Allah is drawing our attention towards prohibition of alcohol, therefore if anyone possesses alcohol, he must sell it out.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 851, Ḥadīš 1578, Maltaqṭā) Some people abandoned alcohol because of the part ‘ ۡ ‫ِث‬‫ا‬ٌ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ِ‫ب‬ٌ ۡ‫ي‬ ’ (it is major sin), and few continued because of the description of the Quran ‘ ُ‫ِع‬‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اس‬َّ‫ِلن‬‫ل‬ ’ (There are some worldly benefits in it). Once Sayyidunā Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Awf ʝ prepared meal and invited a few companions ; alcohol was also served. Guests got intoxicated and lost their senses. When the time of Maghrib arrived, one of the companions stepped forward and led the Maghrib prayer. He committed a mistake in reciting these verses of the Holy Quran: ۙ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓ ۡ ۙ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ1 He recited ۡ ‫ع‬ َ ‫ا‬ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ instead of ۤ َ ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ ۡ ‫ع‬ َ ‫ا‬ , meaning that, he left the word َ before َ ‫ا‬ ۡ ‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ ; consequently, Allah revealed the following verse: 1 You say: Neither do I worship what you worship.
Mother of all Evils 19 ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ‘O People who believe! Do not approach the Ṣalāĥ when you are intoxicated until you have enough sense to understand what you say...’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Sūraĥ al-Nisā, Verse 43) Thus, intoxicants were declared Ḥarām during Ṣalāĥ times. After revelation of the above verse, some people considered it as Ḥarām upon them and said, ‘There is no goodness in such a substance that becomes an obstacle between us and Ṣalāĥ’, and some used to abandon it during Ṣalāĥ times. Some people would drink after ‘Ishā Ṣalāĥ so that they could sober up before Fajr Ṣalāĥ and some would drink after Fajr in order to regain senses before Ẓuĥr Ṣalāĥ. Once Sayyidunā ‘Itbān bin Mālik ʝ invited Muslims at a meal and roasted the head of a camel for them. All ate it together and drank alcohol until they got intoxicated. They began boasting and insulting each other. They uttered couplets and someone read a poem which insulted the Anṣār whilst showing the pride of his own tribe. An Anṣārī took the jaw bone of the camel and hit the head of one of the companions. He was injured severely and presented himself in the blessed court of the Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ to launch complain against that Anṣārī companion. After this incident, Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ prayed in the court of Allah and requested: ‘O Allah ! Bestow us with an explicit injunction regarding alcohol. Hence Allah revealed the following commandment:
Mother of Evils 20 ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡۡۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡۡ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ‘O People who Believe! Wine, and gambling, and idols, and the darts are impure - the works of Satan, therefore keep avoiding them so that you may succeed.’ The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer; so have you desisted? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 90-91) This order was revealed after the Battle of Aḥzāb and Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ said, ‘O Allah we have refrained.’ (Mu’allim Al-Tanzīl-lil-Baghwī, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ, vol. 1, pp. 140, Ḥadīš 219) Wisdom in stepwise prohibition Sayyidunā Imām Fakhruddīn Rāzī ۡ ʋ    has reported, ‘The wisdom in the stepwise prohibition of alcohol was that Allah knew that these people are very fond of alcohol and also earn huge profit from it. If alcohol was prohibited at once by a single commandment, it would have been difficult for them. Therefore, being kind to them, prohibitions were laid in steps.’ (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 2, pp. 396) Dear Islamic brothers! It can be deduced from stepwise prohibition of alcohol that firstly the companions were taught the lesson of purity and cleanliness so that they
Mother of all Evils 21 themselves could realise the harmful and damaging effects of alcohol and thus begin to detest it. When a few unpleasant incidents happened, which were the consequence of alcoholism, everybody started feeling resentment towards alcohol. And so, the ultimate commandment regarding the absolute prohibition of alcohol was imposed. َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Liking of the Noble Prophet َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ه‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ِ ِ‫ل‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ Two bowls were presented in the court of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ in the Night of Mi’rāj (Ascension). There was milk in one bowl and alcohol in the other and he was allowed to choose any one from the two. Hence, the Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ chose the bowl of milk, it was then said, ‘You have chosen nature because if you had opted for the bowl of alcohol then your Ummaĥ would have gone astray.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 104, Ḥadīš 169; Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 2, pp. 437, Ḥadīš 3394) Alarming Madanī pearls about alcohol by A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s father, Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān ʋ has mentioned in his book ‘ ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ َ َُ‫م‬ َ ۡ ‫ا‬ۡ‫ح‬ َ ‫وض‬ۡ ِ‫ف‬ ۡ ‫ف‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ‫س‬ِ ۡ‫ي‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬‫ة‬ۡ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬َ ۡ ‫ش‬ َ ‫ن‬ ۡ ‫ح‬ ’ which is famously known as ‘Anwār-e-Jamāl-e-Muṣṭafā’: ‘Alcohol is a cause of heedlessness, and heedlessness is the outcome of worldliness.’ It is commonly observed that an intoxicated person walks about here and there unconsciously, and the one who cannot find an overt path, how would he be able to find the covert (spiritual) path! If one takes the meaning of worldliness as ‘fondness towards worldly things’ then it is also evident that just like alcohol that makes one lose
Mother of Evils 22 his senses, ‘fondness towards worldliness’ also makes one negligent of Allah and distracts him from pondering over his afterlife. The way too much consumption of alcohol causes one’s head to spin, likewise the one who hankers after worldly things has his mind fully and constantly occupied in it. As it is said that alcohol is the key of all evils; similarly, the love of this world is the root cause of all sins. Alcohol is similar to mirage1 . A person becomes aware of his ignorance when he reaches the mirage, likewise, when a drunken person is intoxicated, people laugh at him and he suffers embarrassment on regaining his senses. The difference between ‘Sharāb’ and ‘Sarāb’ In the Arabic language the words ‘Sharāb (Alcohol)’ and ‘Sarāb (mirage, or an illusion)’ has a difference of only three dots, pointing towards three alarming Madanī pearls. 1. Embarrassment after realisation of mirage lasts for a few moments only, whereas the embarrassment caused by alcohol remains with one in all three stages i.e. in the world, Barzakh (life period after the worldly life and before the Day of Judgement) and on the Day of Judgement. The alcoholic is untrustworthy in the world; he is wretched and deprived in Barzakh and will be tormented on the Day of Judgement. 2. The word for alcohol, ‘Sharāb,’ is constituted of two words ‘Shar’ i.e. all evil and ‘Āb’ i.e. water. Hence, alcohol is such 1 An effect caused by hot air in deserts or on roads, which makes you think you can see that there is some water which is not there infact.
Mother of all Evils 23 bad and abominable water which only contains evil in it and every evil thing has a destructive ending. 3. Alcohol is known as Khamr in Arabic. The letter ‘Khā’ represents ‘Khabaš’ i.e. immorality, the letter ‘Mīm’ symbolises ‘Maqīt’ i.e. loathsome and the letter ‘Rā’ indicates refuted. Truly, the alcoholic is immoral, an enemy of Allah and is rejected. No doubt alcohol is the mother of evils and whoever drinks it, becomes rejected and deserves the wrath of Allah . (Anwār-e-Jamāl-e-Mustafa, pp. 280) Implementation of prohibition Regular drunkards when realised that alcohol causes the displeasure of Allah and his Rasūl ʄʋٖ instantly discarded alcoholism. They discharged it away in the streets, and for many days the odour of alcohol could be smelt from the surroundings but no one dared to drink it. According to one narration, the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ got collected all the stocks of alcohol from the people of Madinaĥ at one place and drained it away with his own blessed hands. Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar ʝ quoted: One day I was present in the blessed court of the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ . Suddenly he ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever has any amount of alcohol available with him should bring it to me!’ Upon listening to this order, all departed towards their homes without delay. They brought all their stocks. Some brought vessels while others fetched containers of alcohol. When everyone had brought what they had, he ʄʋٖ said, ‘Place all of this alcohol in the ‘field of Baqī’ and let me know when this is done.’ This order was obeyed instantly and when the Beloved Rasūl ٖ   ʋ      ʄ  started walking towards
Mother of Evils 24 ‘Baqī-e-Gharqad’, I also joined him. Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq ʝ met us on the way; the Beloved of Allah ʄʋٖ brought him to his right side and I came to the left, and after sometime Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ also met us on the way. The Prophet of Allah ʄʋٖ took him to his left side and I was asked to go behind. We all reached where the alcohol was placed. He ʄʋٖ asked the people, ‘Do you all know what this is?’ All replied, ‘Yes, O Prophet ʄʋٖ ! We know that this is alcohol.’ He ʄʋٖ said, ‘You have spoken the truth (but remember), concerning alcohol, Allah has cursed alcohol, the one who extracts it, the one whom it is extracted for, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who brings it, the one whom it is brought for, the one who sells and buys it, and all those who eat from its earnings.’ He ʄʋٖ then asked for a knife to be brought and ordered it to be sharpened. When it was sharpened, he ʄʋٖ started to slit the leather containers of alcohol. People humbly asked, ‘O Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ ! If only the alcohol is disposed of and the containers are not slit, they can be reused later on.’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘I also know this very well but I am doing this to avoid the anger of Allah because I fear that there may be risk of the displeasure of Allah even in benefiting from these containers.’ When Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ saw the resentment of the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ , he ʝ requested, ‘O Prophet ʄʋٖ ! Please order me! I can easily do that.’ But he ʄʋٖ said, ‘No, I will do this thing myself.’ (Al- Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 199-200, Ḥadīš 7310) The act of the Most Blessed Rasūl ʄʋٖ , slitting the leather containers with his own blessed hands was to show the intense resentment that he ʄʋٖ had for alcohol.
Mother of all Evils 25 Even upon the request of Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , he ʄʋٖ did not assigned that task to him. Conduct of the Companions of the Prophet ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ـل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ض‬ّ ِ‫الر‬ ُ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬‫ان‬َ‫و‬  Regarding the region the companions of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ belonged to, Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik ʝ has mentioned, ‘When alcohol was prohibited, there was nothing more lavish for the people of Arabia than alcoholism in those times, and there was no commandment so hard for them than this prohibition.’ (Mu’allim Al-Tanzīl-lil-Baghawrī, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 1, pp. 140) Dear Islamic brothers! There were many amongst the companions of the Prophet who, before embracing Islam, were already aware of the harmful effects of alcohol and would dislike it. Sayyidunā Ḥāfiz Shaĥābuddīn Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar ‘Asqalānī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 852 A.H.) has stated that Sayyidunā ‘Abdul Raḥmān bin ‘Awf ʝ is amongst those who would consider alcohol Ḥaram even in the era of ignorance. (Al-Aṣābaĥ fī-Tammīz al-Ṣaḥābaĥ, Al-Raqam 5195, ‘Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Awf, vol. 4, pp. 293) It is narrated regarding Sayyidunā ‘Abbās bin Mardās ʝ that he ʝ was asked in era of ignorance, ‘Why don’t you drink alcohol whereas it increases the temperature of the body.’ He replied, ‘I do not hold my ignorance in my own hands to pour it in my stomach and also, being chief of my people, I don’t like to wake up in the morning having spent my evening like a fool.’ (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ: 219, vol. 2, pp. 401) When alcohol was prohibited, by that time the teachings of Islam were so firmly integrated and deeply embedded in the
Mother of Evils 26 hearts and souls of the companions that bowing their heads before any commandment of Allah and his Rasūl ʄʋٖ had become a part of their instinct. Sayyidunā Buraīdaĥ ʝ has stated: We were three or four friends who were once drinking alcohol. I stood up and proceeded to the blessed court of the Most Honourable Prophet ʄʋٖ and paid Salām. There I came to know that the injunction of the prohibition of alcohol has been imposed. I rushed towards my friends and recited the verses of prohibition over there. They were still busy in drinking and holding vessels in their hands, meaning that they had drunk some alcohol and some was still remaining in the bottles, but as soon as they came to know that alcohol has become Ḥarām, they all invoked: ‘! ۡ ‫ِن‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ! ۡ ‫ِن‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ’ i.e. O our Rab! We abandon alcohol listening to Your commandment. (Tafsīr Al-Ṭabarī, Al-Mai’daĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 91, vol. 5, pp. 36, Ḥadīš 12527, Mafĥumā) Another similar narration is reported from Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik ʝ . He ʝ said, ‘We had alcohol made up from raw dates which was not cooked on fire. I was serving it to so-and-so. Suddenly a person came and informed us that alcohol has been declared Ḥarām; therefore all of them said to me, ‘O Anas! Drain away these pitchers.’ Sayyidunā Anas ʝ said, ‘The Companions never argued about it after knowing its prohibition and never look at it again.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 3, pp. 216, Ḥadīš 4617) Maḥabbat mayn apnī gumā Yā Ilāĥī  Na Pāun mayn apna patā Yā Ilāĥī  Raĥūn mast-o-bay-khud mayn Tayrī wilā mayn Pilā jām aysā pilā Yā Ilāĥī 
Mother of all Evils 27 Make me lost in Your love, O Allah  Such that I even forget about my self O Allah  May I remain intoxicated in Your love Make me sip such a drink, O Allah  Difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim Salute to the blessed companions. As soon as they came to know that drinking the alcohol results in displeasure of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ they meticulously refrained from it. This is the characteristic and speciality of believers of Islam that they do not even glance at such things which have been prohibited by the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ , due to their firm belief that every commandment of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ carries blessings and boons for them. Some American doctors and thinkers have done research regarding the prohibition of alcohol in Islam and became astonished realizing the harmful effects of alcohol. They thus became committed to save their nation from this curse through physical, financial, and sincere efforts. The campaign against alcohol continued in full swing for 14 years in America and Europe. All sophisticated methods of media were employed in order to evoke abhorrence towards alcohol amongst the people. According to one reference, 60 million US dollars were spent in this campaign. Government faced loss of 2.5 billon British pounds. 300 people were given capital punishment. About half a million people were imprisoned, heavy fines were imposed and properties were ceased but all in vain. Finally government surrendered and alcohol was declared legal in 1933. Dear Islamic brothers! This is the real difference between Muslims and non-Muslims. When Muslims received the commandment from their Allah , they even broke those
Mother of Evils 28 wine glasses which were half drunk and half remaining, whereas non-Muslims adopted all possible strategies in order to eliminate alcohol from their society but all in vain. Harmful effects of drinking Dear Islamic brothers! Drinking is the cause of numerous physical and spiritual ailments. It gives birth to several moral, economical and social evils. Economic harms of alcohol To realize the annual financial deficit caused by alcohol to a country like Britain in these modern times, read the following report released by the British government: According to a government report, the cost to bear the excessive drinking of alcohol amounts up to 20 billion British pounds per annum. According to an estimate of the regulatory body under the Prime Minister, annually thousands of working hours are wasted due to being late for or not doing work correctly because of drinking. The generation is being sunk in the abyss of alcoholism. Billions of British pounds are spent in order to deal with alcoholic related crimes and subsequent economic problems. Annually, 22000 people die due to alcohol consumption. Reporters claim that the harmful effects of excessive alcoholism would be even more than their estimation. 120000 incidents of violence occur every year due to alcohol. 40% of casualties that are brought in hospitals and emergency departments are victim of alcohol. From midnight until 5 am this figure rises to 70%. About 130 000 children in the country get negative influence
Mother of all Evils 29 on their personality due to their alcoholic parents and these children suffer serious problems later in their life. These reports indicate that one out of every three men and one out of every five women is drunkard. Besides this, the trend of drinking alcohol amongst the youth is also on the rise. The age group of drinking alcohol as a pastime has now fallen in the range of 16 to 24 years. The British ministers are attempting to devise some effective strategy in order to counter the plague of alcoholism. Medical harms of alcohol According to a report, a psychiatrist who has been treating alcoholics for 30 years has said that people drink in order to attain peace and composure, decrease their temper and to eliminate depression and despair. Instead they become afflicted with heart complications, blood pressure, sugar and impairment of liver and kidney. On page 426 of Faīzan-e-Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri Razavi has mentioned: Islam has declared alcohol as Ḥarām, there are countless reasons and wisdoms in it. Now, even the non- Muslims have begun to address its harmful effects. According to the views of a non-Muslim researcher, initially the human body is able to confront the harmful effects and the drinker experiences pleasure, but soon the internal strength eventually diminishes and the overpowering harmful effects take control. Lever suffers the most adverse effect of alcohol and kidneys face an additional burden; eventually they fail and stop working. In addition to that, abundance of alcohol also affects the brain by
Mother of Evils 30 causing swelling on it; as a result nerves get weakened and finally damaged. An alcoholic’s stomach suffers swelling and his bones are weakened. Alcohol spoils the stored vitamins of the body. Specifically vitamin B and C become its victims. If tobacco is smoked along with drinking, its harms increase and a serious risk of high blood pressure, stroke and a heart attack prevails. A drunkard constantly suffers from tiredness, headaches, nausea and extreme thirst. Excessive drinking causes the heart and breathing to cease and the alcoholic suffers sudden death. Gar aye sharābī miṫay ĥar kharābī Chařĥāye gā aysā nashaĥ Madanī Māḥaul Agar chor ḋākū bhi āj āyaīn gey to Sudĥar jāyaīn gey gar milā Madanī Māḥaul Namāzayn jo pařĥtay naĥi ĥayn un ko lārayb Namāzī ĥay deytā banā Madanī Māḥaul If any alcoholic comes, all his faults will vanish Such positive enthusiasm will impart this Madanī environment Even robbers or thieves if join this environment, they will mend themselves by virtue of this Madanī environment Those who do not offer their daily Ṣalāĥ will become regular in Ṣalāĥ after embracing this Madanī environment (Faīzān-e-Sunnat, pp. 426) Social harms of drinking Drinking alcohol not only corrupts the character of the alcoholic, it also affects the whole society. Britain claims to be the torchbearer of the civilised world. But the country’s Metropolitan Police Chief has said in one of his interviews that at night, the alcoholics drink excessively and become a great nuisance to the police. In the current year, in London alone, police assaults have increased by 40%.
Mother of all Evils 31 Yeĥ ‘Ilm, yeĥ ḥikmat, yeĥ Tadabbur, yeĥ ḥukūmat Pītay ĥayn laĥw, daytay ĥayn ta’līm masāwāt Bay kārī-o-‘auryānī-o-khuwārī-o-iflās Kiyā kam ĥayn farangī madniyyat kay fustuḥāt This knowledge, this wisdom, this contemplation, this regime They drink the blood and teach equality Unemployment, nudity, drinking alcohol and poverty Are these achievements of westerners not enough? When this is the condition of a society which is portrayed as respected and civilised in these times, that the law enforcers are not safe from the harms of alcoholics then what will be the condition of the common people in a society which is uncivilized. Alcoholic cannot recognize family relations After intoxication, the alcoholic becomes indifferent towards himself, therefore how can he have any consideration for others? Let alone strangers, he becomes unconcerned to his nearest and dearest, thus; Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin ‘Ās ʝ said, ‘I asked the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ as regards to alcohol.’ He ʄʋٖ stated, ‘This is the biggest of sins and is the root of all evils, the one drinking alcohol misses his Ṣalāĥ and (sometimes) he commits adultery even with his mother, his maternal aunt or his paternal aunt’. (Majma’-ul-Zawāid, vol. 5, pp. 104, Ḥadīš 8174, Mafĥumā) Alcoholic and his households We have understood from the aforementioned saying of the Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ that alcohol is not only a cause of harms to the alcoholic but its misfortune affects the
Mother of Evils 32 alcoholic’s entire family. The family’s honour and reputation suffers, the children begin to detest their father who constantly remains in a state of intoxication. This is because they remain deprived of their father’s affection; they do not receive anything from their father other than scolding and beating. Eventually the whole system of the household is ruined. Imām ‘Abul Farāj ‘Abdul Raḥmān bin ‘Alī Muḥaddiš Jauzī ʋۡ (died in 597A.H.) has mentioned that in some cases alcohol makes the alcoholic’s wife unlawful for him and he indulges in adultery. This occurs in the situation where the alcoholic frequently becomes so intoxicated that he gives divorce and sometimes he breaks his oaths unconsciously and commits adultery with his wife who had been unlawful for him by virtue of that oath. It is the verdict of some Ṣaḥābaĥ , ‘Whoever marries his daughter to an alcoholic it is as if he has presented his daughter for adultery.’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 215) According to a recent survey conducted in Britain, the chances of becoming addicted to alcohol are double for those children who are exposed to drunken parents. According to those carrying out the survey, the association with the habit of alcoholism in childhood is also caused by parents not providing proper guardianship, whereas the company of bad friends can also be a major contributing factor for an inclination towards alcoholism. According to that survey, the more time that is spent in the company of alcoholic friends, the greater the risk of submitting to alcoholism. Within this survey, the habits and behaviours of 5700 boys and girls aged between 13 and 16 were analysed, out of which one in every five told that he first drank alcohol at the age of 14. Half of these children, meaning approximately 2625 admitted to start drinking alcohol at the age of 16. The head of
Mother of all Evils 33 the organisation namely ‘Alcohol Concern’ working to minimise alcoholism in Britain has stated that this survey proves that parents have a great effect on the disapproved habits in a child’s early life. A key lady researcher of this organisation has said, ‘It is derived from this research that behaviours of parents and friends affect the children.’ Remain distant from alcoholics Islam is a complete code of life. It had advised that salvation lies in distancing oneself from the company of alcoholics. Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Amr ʝ has stated, ‘Do not visit an alcoholic when he becomes ill.’ (Al-Adab-ul-Mufrid-lil- Bukhārī, pp. 140, Ḥadīš 529) Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad bin Ismā’īl Bukhārī ʋۡ has reported, ‘Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Amr ʝ forbade to make ‘Salām’ to alcoholics.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 4, pp. 173) The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Neither sit in the company of alcoholics nor visit them if they are ill, and do not participate in their funeral Ṣalāĥ. An alcoholic will come on the Day of Judgement in such a state that his face would have turned black, his tongue would be hanging out towards his chest, saliva would be drooling out of his mouth and everyone looking at will hate him.’ (Al-Kāmil fī-Ḍu’fā al-Rijāl, Al-Raqm 399, al-Ḥakīm bin ‘Abdullaĥ, vol. 2, pp. 502) Some scholars of Islam ȹ have stated the reason for not making ‘Salām’ to an alcoholic. An alcoholic is a ‘Fāsiq-o- Mal’ūn’ i.e. he commits sin openly and is cursed, as the Holy
Mother of Evils 34 Prophet ʄʋٖ has cursed him. Hence, if someone bought the ingredients or tools and prepared alcohol, he is cursed twice, and if he served it to another, he is cursed thrice. This is the reason why it is prohibited to visit him during his illness and to greet him with ‘Salām’ unless he repents i.e. if he makes sincere repentance then Allah will accept his repentance. And so, it is established that a man is known by the company he keeps. Good company of pious people makes one pious and bad company makes one sinful. It is for this reason that the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  prevented us from keeping the company of alcoholics. Here it would be beneficial to mention a few Madanī pearls of Sayyidunā Ja’far Ṣādiq ʋۡ¯ as a lesson which he delivered upon repeated requests of Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī ʋۡ . Madanī pearls from a prince of the Prophet On page 75 of the book ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, volume 1 [the 853-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī ʋۡ has said, ‘I presented myself in the court of Sayyidunā Imām Ja’far Ṣādiq ʋۡ¯ and requested, ‘O prince of the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ ! Please provide me with some words of advice. He instructed two things; ‘O Sufyān! (i) Courtesy is not meant for the liar and comfort is not meant for the envious (ii) brotherhood is not meant for narrow-hearted people and leadership is not meant for the bad-mannered.’
Mother of all Evils 35 I replied, ‘O Prince of the Rasūl ʄʋٖ , enlighten me further’, he then said: ‘O Sufyān! (1) One who refrains from things declared Ḥaram (prohibited) by Allah becomes wise (2) if you stay content with the distribution that Allah has determined for you, you will become from amongst those who bow down in thankfulness, (3) meet the people in such a way that you wish to be met by them; in this way you will become faithful (4) do not sit in the company of an adulterer, perhaps he may induce you towards his sinful ways. It is been reported, ‘A person is upon the religion of his friend, thus, let each of you consider whom he befriends.’ (Jami’ Tirmiżī’, vol. 4, pp. 127, Ḥadīš 2385) (5) and seek advice in your matters from those who fear Allah .’ I replied, ‘O Prince of the Rasūl ʄʋٖ , enlighten me further’, and he said ‘O Sufyān! Whoever desires respect without being from a respectable family, and power and grandeur without being a ruler then he should remove himself from the abyss of the disobedience of Allah and come towards the obedience of Allah .’ I replied, ‘O Prince of the Prophet ʄʋٖ , grant me further advice’, he then said: ‘My honourable father taught me three things by saying: O my son! (i) whoever keeps the company of an evil person, he is never safe, (ii) whoever goes to a place of evil, allegations are made against him, (iii) whoever cannot control his tongue, he will be ashamed.’ (Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl, vol. 1, pp. 75) Alcohol and Satan ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ٰٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ
Mother of Evils 36 ‘The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Ṣalāĥ; so have you desisted?’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Māidaĥ, Verse 91) Dear Islamic brothers! The following two facts are evident from this verse of the Glorious Quran; (1) alcohol prevents from the remembrance of Allah and offering Ṣalāĥ, (2) it becomes a cause of enmity and malice. Satan is an open enemy of mankind, he can never be well-wisher; instead he remains busy in the efforts to somehow deviate a person from the right path. Thus, the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ has said, ‘Whoever misses one Ṣalāĥ in the state of intoxication, it is as if he had the world and all that it contains but all were grabbed from him’. (Al-Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 2, pp. 593, Ḥadīš 6671) In another narration it is mentioned, ‘Whoever misses four Ṣalāĥs in the state of intoxication, Allah has the right to make him drink from ِ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ . It was asked, ‘What is ِ‫ط‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ?’ It was replied, ‘The pus of the inmates of Hell.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 202, Ḥadīš 7315) Tū nashay say bāz ā mat pī sharāb Do jaĥān ĥo jāye gey warnaĥ karāb Refrain yourself from intoxication Otherwise your both lives will be disgraced Satan of alcoholics Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi ʅ has stated on page 40 of his book, Faīzān-e-Bismillāĥ [the 176-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami]: ‘Satan has numerous progeny who have been
Mother of all Evils 37 assigned various duties. Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Ibn-e-Ḥajar ‘Asqalānī Shāfi’ī ‫ہ‬ has reported that Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ said, ‘Satan’s progeny comprises of 9 devils: 1. َ‫ز‬ْ ِ‫ل‬ُ‫ت‬‫ون‬ (Zalītūn) 2. َ‫و‬ِ‫ث‬ ْ ‫ي‬ (Wašīn) 3. َ ‫ل‬ ُ ‫ق‬ْ‫و‬‫س‬ (Laqūs) 4. َ ‫ا‬ ْ ‫ع‬َ‫و‬‫ان‬ (A’wān) 5. َ ‫ه‬ َّ ‫ف‬‫اف‬ (Ĥaffāf) 6. ُ‫م‬َّ‫ر‬‫ة‬ (Murraĥ) 7. ُ‫م‬َ‫س‬ِ ّ‫و‬‫ط‬ (Musawwiṭ) 8. َ ‫د‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬ (Dāsim) 9. ْ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬‫ان‬ (Walĥān) From these the one named Ĥaffāf is attached with the alcoholics. (Al-Munabbiĥāt-lil-‘Asqalānī, pp. 93-94, Mulkhiṣān) Thus, when a person is entrapped by the Satan named Ĥaffāf, he overlooks the commandments of Allah . As soon as he adopts the company of Satan, the first thing he loses is his intellect.’ Alcohol and the intellect The worst effect of alcohol is that it kills the intellect which is a super and outstanding attribute of mankind. When alcohol is the enemy of the greatest attribute of that of intellect then only this reason is sufficient for its condemnation. This is due to the fact that the intellect is called ‘intellect’ because it prevents a rational person from evil deeds which his inner being inclines him towards. Therefore, when one drinks alcohol, his intellect that prevents him from bad deeds, is vanished, he then draws close to vices. As alcohol is also naturally one of those evils, hence, he does not only drink it, but (because of it) he goes into a
Mother of Evils 38 state of intoxication and commits other sins and when his intellect resumes, he becomes aware of reality. (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 2, pp. 400, Mafĥumā) Alcoholic performing Wuḍū with urine Sayyidunā Imām Ibn-e-Abī ad-Dunyā ʋ ,said that once he passed by a person who was intoxicated due to alcohol; he was urinating on his hands and was washing them like performing wūḍu (ritual ablution). He was saying: َ ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫م‬ُ‫د‬ِ ّٰ ِِ َّ ‫ال‬ۡ‫ى‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬ِ ۡ ‫ا‬ۡ‫س‬َ‫م‬ َ ۡ‫و‬ ُ ‫ن‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ ۡ ‫ال‬َّ‫و‬َ‫آء‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ط‬ُ‫ه‬ۡ‫و‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ Meaning: All praise is to Allah who made Islam Nūr (Divine light) and water a purifier. (Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 298) The alcoholic’s never ending desire As drinking is the violation of commandments of Allah , thus when a person embarks upon this path of sins, he distances himself from the mercy of Allah and sinks further into the abyss of disobedience. In this way, want and the craving for alcohol engulfs his heart to such an extent that nothing but alcohol alleviates him and as compared to other sins, he feels more difficulty in refraining from alcohol. On page 292 of ‘Anson ka Daryā’ [the 300-page publication of Maktaba-tul- Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: A saint of Islam reported, ‘I witnessed a person at the time of his death. Whenever he was advised to invoke Kalimaĥ Ṭayyibaĥ (First article of Faith) he would utter, ‘You all drink and make me drink too.’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 216) Imām Abul ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajr Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋ has mentioned in his book
Mother of all Evils 39 ‫ر‬ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬ِ‫اف‬َ ِ‫ت‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ , regarding such addicts of alcohol, that when a person falls into another sin besides drinking alcohol, when the desire for that sin is fulfilled then he moves away from it. However, drinking alcohol is such a sin that its addict never stops, once he commences drinking he continues to drink and his desire for more and more increases. Do you not see the adulterer; his desire is fulfilled just by committing the sin once, whereas once an alcoholic begins drinking he continues to drink, bodily lust overtakes him; as a result he becomes negligent of afterlife. Therefore, he is considered amongst those transgressors who have forgotten Allah , and so Allah has made them unmindful of their own lives. (Az- Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 298) The biggest sin of all It has been narrated by Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar ʝ that once, after the apparent demise of the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ , Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddique ʝ and Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ and some other companions ʝ    were sitting together and the discussion turned towards the biggest sin of all, but they couldn’t be certain what that was and so they sent me to Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin al-‘Āṣ ʝ to ask him. He told me, ‘The biggest sin of all is drinking.’ I returned to inform them of this but they refused to accept it and immediately went to the house of Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin al-‘Āṣ ʝ who told them that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Once one of the King of Banī Isrāīl captured a person and offered him the choice of drinking, killing someone, committing adultery or eating the flesh of swine, otherwise he would kill him, thus
Mother of Evils 40 he chose to drink alcohol. When he had drunk alcohol he carried out all the acts which the king wanted him to carry out.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 203, Ḥadīš 7318) Blind alcoholic On page 427 of Faīzan-e-Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri Razavi ʅ has stated: ‘I (Sag-e-Madīnaĥ ːۡɟ ) remember very well that a flamboyant strong youngster used to work in Jurīyā Bazār (Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi). He was very famous because of being strong and talkative. A time came when he became blind and he would go about begging with extreme dejection. Upon inquiring, I came to know that he was an alcoholic and once due to drinking some defective alcohol, his eye-sight was lost.’ Kar ley tawbaĥ aur tū mat pī sharāb Ĥaungay warnaĥ do jaĥān tayray karāb Jo jūwā kĥilay, pīye nādān sharāb Qabar-o-Ḥashr-o-Nār mayn pāey Ażāb Repent and never drink alcohol Or else your both lives will be destroyed If you gamble or drink alcohol You will deserve the torment in the grave and on the Judgment Day (Faīzan-e-Sunnat, pp. 427) Alcohol and death The alcoholic drinks to gain the pleasures of life, however, this unwise person does not realise that he is drinking poison, considering it to be a cure for him. Accordingly, in July 2008
Mother of all Evils 41 in Gujarat (India), 107 people and in 2007 at Karnataka (India) and in Tamil Nādu (India) approximately 150 people perished after drinking some poisonous alcohol. Also, in Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ (Karachi) 40 people died in just 3 days as a result of consuming poisonous alcohol in 2007. One western researcher said that 51% of people die when they become habitual of alcohol between the ages of 12 and 23, whereas even 10% of those who do not drink alcohol do not die at this age. Another famous researcher has said that a 20 year old youth, who has the ability to live until the age of 50, cannot live beyond the age of 35 because of drinking. It is further evident from the data of life insurance companies that the alcoholic’s life span is 25 to 30% less compared to others. Dear Islamic brothers! Due to these countless harms of drinking, Islam has forever ruled alcohol as Ḥarām (prohibited). Attempts to prohibit alcohol In Milan, Europe, which is the homeland of alcohol since centuries, the government has placed a prohibition on the underage from buying alcohol in order to restrict excessive drinking. If any boy or girl under 16 gets caught in while in a state of alcoholic intoxication, their parents could be held to pay a fine of almost 500 euros. According to one report, every third child in the city aged up to 11 years is encountering some sort of problem, relating to alcoholism. In one such country where wine has become a part of their local culture, prohibition for the people is quite strange. The increasing rate of alcoholism amongst the youth of the country and particularly those aged up to 11 years has become a means of severe apprehension. Currently there is a ban on under-16s on buying alcohol from
Mother of Evils 42 pubs, restaurants, pizza and alcoholic outlets. If the law is not complied with, the parents or the shop owner, where from the alcohol is bought, will face fine. Dear Islamic brothers! The countries of the world, who claim to be civilised, are doing everything possible to save their young generation from the harms of alcohol and heavy penalties are being imposed upon people in this regard. However let us see how Islam has instructed the Ummaĥ in terms of prohibiting alcohol. Alcohol had become an integral part of life in the Arab culture and to distance people from it was not easy. Therefore, Islam initially made people aware of the harmful effects of alcohol so that their want for alcohol could be replaced with hatred. Gradually it was ruled as Ḥarām forever. There are many sayings of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ for our guidance in this regard which have clearly stated how to refrain from it, understand its harms and to gain the Madanī mindset of refraining from it along with the message of reflecting about the afterlife. Alcoholic and his faith Those who were rescued from the valleys of unbelief and entered the folds of Islam were aware of the worth and value of their Iman (faith). They had obtained that treasure after so many hardships. Therefore, they were informed that they should abandon alcohol because it can cause harm to their wealth (faith) which was achieved after facing so many hardships.
Mother of all Evils 43 Five sayings of the Prophet َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ه‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ِ ِ‫ل‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ regarding an alcoholic 1. The one who drinks alcohol in the morning, remains like a Mushrik (polytheist) for the entire day (being ignorant of remembering Allah ) until the evening falls, and one who drinks alcohol in the evening, remains like a Mushrik for the whole night (being neglectful of the remembrance of Allah ) until morning falls. (Al-Muṣannaf-lil-‘Abdur Razzāq, vol. 9, pp. 149, Ḥadīš 17383, Maltaqṭā) 2. When an adulterer commits adultery, he is not a believer, when a thief commits theft, he is not a believer and also when an alcoholic drinks, he is not a believer. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 48, Ḥadīš 57) 3. Whoever committed adultery or drank alcohol, he lost his bonding with Islam. Then, if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. (Sunan al-Nasāī, pp. 783, Ḥadīš 4882, Maltaqṭā) 4. Whoever drinks alcohol, Allah eliminates the light of faith from his heart. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsaṭ, vol. 1, pp. 110, Ḥadīš 341) 5. Whoever commits adultery or drinks alcohol, Allah removes his faith from him just as one removes his shirt from over his head. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 176, Ḥadīš 65) Andĥayrī qabr kā dil say naĥīn nikaltā ḋar Karūn gā kyā jo Tū nārāz ĥo gaya Yā Rāb Gunāĥgār ĥaun mayn lāiq-e-Jaĥannam ĥo Karam say bakhsh day Mujĥ ko naĥ day sazā Yā Rāb Burāyīaun paĥ pashaymā ĥo raĥam farmā day Ĥay Tayray Qaĥar paĥ ḥāwī Tayrī ‘aṭā Yā Rāb
Mother of Evils 44 Fear of the dark grave doesn’t go away If You became displeased what will I do, O Allah I am sinful and deserve Hell Please forgive and do not torment me, O Allah I am guilty of my sins, please shower Your mercy Your mercy is dominant over Your anger, O Allah Fate of heedless alcoholics Those who were brought up and trained in the blessed company of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ when realised that alcohol is the cause to lose their treasure of faith, they rejected alcohol for the sake of protection of their priceless treasure, but those who receive this invaluable treasure of Islamic faith for free and don’t have to sacrifice nor face hardships for their faith, they become heedless regarding their faith, by drinking alcohol. Such people should ponder, are they not giving Satan an opportunity to capture their faith? Alas, ponder what if a person is in a drunken state and the Angel of Death arrives at that very moment to inform that his lifetime is over now and he is about to face accountability. If he did not get the chance of repentance, what will happen with him! The Beloved Prophet of Islam ʄʋٖ has already warned such heedless drunkards saying, ‘If a drunkard died (without repentance), he will be presented in the court of Allah as a worshipper of idols.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 1, pp. 583, Ḥadīš 2453) Bay wafā dunyā paĥ mat kar I’tabār Tu achānak maut kā ĥogā shikkār Moat ā kar ĥī raĥay gī yād rakĥ! Jān jā kar ĥī raĥī gī yād rakĥ! Gar jaĥān mayn so bars tū jī bĥī ley Qabr mayn tanĥā qiyāmat tak raĥay
Mother of all Evils 45 Do not trust this unreliable world You will suddenly die one day Death will surely come, keep in mind The Soul will surely depart, bear in mind Even if you survive a hundred years in this world You will live in the grave alone until the Last Day Sayyidunā Ibn-e-Abī Aufā ʝ has stated, “The one who died as a regular drinker has died like worshipper of ‘ٰ‫ى‬ّ‫ز‬ُ‫ع‬ ‫و‬ ‫ت‬ َ ’.” When it was enquired from him, ‘Who is a regular drinker? Is he the one who remains intoxicated with alcohol all the time?’ He said, ‘No, the ‘regular alcoholic’ is one who drinks alcohol whenever he gets it, even if he acquires it after several years.’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir al-Żaĥbī, pp. 92, Al-Raqm 445, al-Ḥassan bin ‘Ammāraĥ, vol. 3, pp. 104) Sayyidunā Abū Mūsā ʝ has quoted (from his father) that he used to say, ‘I don’t see any difference between drinking alcohol and worshiping a pillar leaving Allah .’ (Sunan al- Nasāī, pp. 894, Ḥadīš 5676) On page 558 of ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, Volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: ‘Here, it means that alcohol and idol worshiping are closely related in terms of being sin.’ It is narrated with regards to the companions that when alcohol was declared Ḥarām, some of them went to see their friends and said, ‘Alcohol has been declared as Ḥarām and classed equal to polytheism (in terms of being sin).’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 12, pp. 30, Ḥadīš 12399) Drinking alcohol as a medicine Alcohol is not permissible even for medication. The Mother of Believers, Sayyidatunā Umm-e-Salamaĥ ʝ has said,
Mother of Evils 46 ‘Once my daughter fell ill so I prepared ‘Nabīz’ (an extract) for her in a container. When the Beloved Prophet    ʄ ٖ   ʋ  came, that ‘Nabīz’ was foaming (meaning, froth had developed in it). He ʄʋٖ asked, ‘O Umm-e-Salamaĥ ʝ , what is this? I told Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ that my daughter was ill and I needed to prepare this ‘Nabīz’ for her. He ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘A thing which Allah has declared Ḥarām for my Ummaĥ, there is no cure in it for them.’ (Al- Mu’jam-ul-Kabīr, vol. 23, pp. 326, Ḥadīš 749) It is thus evident that whatever is declared prohibited by Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ has no cure in it. Sayyidunā Abū ‘Abdullāĥ Muhammad bin Muhammad Abdarī Fāsī Mālikī ʋ , famously known as Ibn-ul-Ḥāj (died in 737A.H.) has quoted in his book ‘Al-Madkhal’ ( ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫د‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬ َ ‫خ‬ ) that it is derived from the above mentioned Ḥadīš that, whatever is declared Ḥarām, blessings are vanished from its usage. (Al- Madkhal, vol. 2, pp. 307) Deprivation from Īmān due to alcohol Sayyidunā Fuḍayl bin ‘Ayāz ʋ came to one of his students at the time of his death and started reciting ‘Sūraĥ al- Yāsīn’. The student responded, ‘Stop reciting ‘Sūraĥ al-Yāsīn.’ He ʋ advised him to recite the Kalimaĥ (Article of Faith). He said, ‘I will never recite this Kalimaĥ and I am annoyed of it.’ He died just after uttering these words. Sayyidunā Fuḍayl bin ‘Ayāz ʋ was extremely shocked by the bad end of his student. He wept for forty days at his home. After forty days, he dreamt the angels dragging that student towards the Hellfire. He ʋ enquired from him, ‘For what reason Allah ceased your gnosis? You had high rank amongst my students!’
Mother of all Evils 47 He replied, ‘Due to three reasons: (i) tale telling i.e. I used to say one thing to my companions and a different thing to you, (ii) jealousy, I would become jealous with my friends, (iii) drinking alcohol i.e. I used to drink one glass of alcohol every year as per the doctor’s prescription as a remedy for one of my ailment. Gĥup andĥayrī qabr mayn jab jāye gā Be ‘amal! Bay intayĥā gĥabrāye gā Kām māl-o-Zar waĥān nā aye gā Ghāfil insān yād rakĥ pacĥtāye gā When you will be laid in the dark grave O the one not practising your religion, you will be afraid Your wealth will not help you there at all O the heedless one, you will suffer setback When the one who drank alcohol as a medicine had such a bad end then imagine what will be the condition of those who drink it without any excuse. We seek help from Allah from every calamity and affliction. A foolish argument Some foolish people satisfy themselves with lame excuses that alcohol is Ḥarām, whereas we drink whisky, brandy, beer and champagne, etc. that are not alcohol. By such excuses these foolish people try to call a donkey as a horse but a donkey is a donkey and a horse is a horse. Changing the names doesn’t invalidate the ruling as alcohol remains as alcohol. However, the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ addressed such unwise people centuries ago as, ‘Some people in my Ummaĥ will drink alcohol by changing its name; instruments of music will be played around them and lady singers will sing songs. Allah will
Mother of Evils 48 bury them in the earth and some of them will be turned into monkeys and pigs.’ (Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 368, Ḥadīš 4020) Ten harms of alcoholism Imām ‘Abul Farāj ‘Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Alī Muḥaddiš Jauzī     ۡ ʋ (died in 597 A.H.) has stated in Bahr-ud-Dumū’ (‫ع‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫م‬ُّ‫ال‬ ُ‫ر‬ ۡ َ ‫ب‬): Remember! Drinking has 10 harmful effects: 1. It impairs the intellect of a person and he becomes a comical for children. Imām Ibn-e-Abī Dunyā ʋ stated, ‘I saw an alcoholic passing urine and applying it over his face and saying: O Allah ! Include me amongst those who repent excessively and remain pure.’ He further quoted, ‘I saw an intoxicated person who had vomited and a dog was licking his face. The drunk person was saying to the dog that O my master! May Allah give you sainthood like the friends of Allah .’ 2. It wastes and destroys money and causes deprivation. Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ prayed in the court of Allah and requested: ‘O Allah ! Bestow us with an appropriate ruling regarding alcohol because it wastes the money and destroys the intellect.’ 3. Alcohol causes hatred and enmity. Allah has said: ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ٰٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ
Mother of all Evils 49 The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Ṣalāĥ; so have you desisted? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 91) When this verse was revealed, Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ said, ‘O Allah ! We have renounced it.’ 10. Alcohol deprives the alcoholic from the taste of food and sensible talk. 11. Sometimes alcohol makes an alcoholic’s wife Ḥarām upon him, and even after this, he lives with his wife in a state of adultery. As an example, an alcoholic often divorces his wife whilst drunk; afterwards he often forgets what he has done. As a result he commits adultery with her as she becomes Ḥarām for him due to divorce. It is quoted from some companions , ‘Whoever married his daughter to an alcoholic, it is as if he presented his daughter for adultery.’ 12. Alcohol is the key to every evil as it hurls an alcoholic into many sins. As it is quoted regarding Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān Ghanī ʝ that he ʝ had mentioned in his sermon, ‘O people! Keep refraining from alcohol because it is the root cause of all evils.’ 13. It takes the alcoholic into the company of wrongdoers. Due to its bad smell the Angels that record deeds get disgusted. 14. It shuts the portals of the skies for alcoholic for forty days and none of his deeds nor du’ās reach there.
Mother of Evils 50 15. Drinking alcohol makes punishment of 80 lashes due upon an alcoholic. Even if he escapes this punishment in the world, he will be lashed in front of all people on the Day of Judgment. 16. It places the life and faith of an alcoholic at risk; therefore there remains the possibility of faith being ceased at the time of death. (Bahar-ud-Dumū’, pp 214) Curse upon the alcoholic The Great Prophet ʄʋٖ has cursed 10 people with regards to alcohol: (1) Producer (2) The one ordering its produce (3) Drinker (4) One who carries it (5) The one who orders to carry it (6) One who serves it (7) Seller (8) The one who consumes its earnings (9) Buyer (10) The one who orders to buy it. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 47, Ḥadīš 1299) Imām Muhammad bin ‘Ušmān-az-Żaĥabī ʋۡ (died in 748 A.H.) has mentioned in ‘Kitāb-ul-Kabāir’ that an alcoholic is ‘Fāsiq-o-Mal’ūn’ i.e. a sinner and a cursed one, because Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ have cursed him. Therefore, if one buys something which is used in preparing alcohol with the intention of preparing alcohol, he will be cursed once. Then, if he prepared alcohol, he will be cursed twice and after producing if he serves it to someone, he will be cursed thrice. (Kitāb-ul- Kabāir, pp. 94, Mafĥumā) Hatred for even a drop of alcohol Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā `Alī al-Murtaḍā ȹȸ  has said, ‘If a drop of alcohol drops into a well and then a
Mother of all Evils 51 minaret is constructed at that very place, I will not invoke ‘Ażān’ on it. If a drop of alcohol drops into a river and later that river dries up and grass grows in it, I will not let my animals graze in that field.’ (Tafsīr Kitāb, Part 2, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 1, pp. 260) Punishment for drinking one sip of alcohol The Most Blessed Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘Allah has sent me as a mercy and guidance for all the worlds and has ordered me to break the musical instruments, the fiddle and drum and to shatter the idols which were worshiped in the era of ignorance. Swearing oath of His Magnificence, Allah said that the person who drank a sip of alcohol, I will make him drink the boiling water of Hell whether he had been tormented or forgiven, and My believer who will not drink alcohol out of My fear; I will make him drink the (pure) alcohol of Paradise.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 8, pp. 286, Ḥadīš 22281, Maltaqṭā) Kar ley tawbaĥ Rab kī raḥmat ĥay bařī Qabr mayn warnaĥ sazā ĥo gī kařī Do repent, the mercy of Allah is so immense Otherwise there will be torching torment in the grave It has been reported that the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drinks one sip of alcohol, Allah will neither accept his Farḍ nor Nafl for three days and the one who drinks a glass of alcohol, Allah will not accept any of his Ṣalāĥ for forty days, and the one who drinks alcohol regularly, Allah holds the right to make him drink from ‘Naĥr-ul-Khabāl’ ( َ ‫ن‬ْ‫ه‬ُ‫ر‬َْ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ). It was asked, ‘O Prophet ʄʋٖ of Allah ! What is Naĥr-ul-Khabāl?’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘The pus of the
Mother of Evils 52 people of Hell.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 11, pp. 154, Ḥadīš 11465; Attarghīb-wat-Tarĥīb, vol. 3, pp. 208, Ḥadīš 3626) The wrath of Allah  upon alcoholic The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ has said, ‘The one who drinks alcohol, Allah remains displeased with him for forty days, and the alcoholic has no idea that perhaps he may die during those forty nights. If he drinks again, Allah will be displeased with him for a further forty days and the alcoholic is unaware that he may die within these nights. If he drinks again, Allah will be displeased with him for another forty days, and when these days add up to 120 days and if he drinks again then he will be made to enter ‘Radgha-tul-Khabāl ( ۡ ‫د‬َ‫ر‬ َ ‫غ‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ).’ It was asked, ‘What is Radgha-tul-Khabāl. It was replied, ‘Sweat and pus of the people of Hell.’ (Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 310; Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 62, Ḥadīš 3377) The Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drank alcohol, Allah will not be pleased with him for forty days. If he dies (during that period) in that condition, he will die in the state of ‘Kufr’ i.e. infidelity1 ; if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance and if he drinks again, Allah holds the right to make him drink from ‘Ṭīna-tul-Khabāl ( ِ‫ط‬ْ‫ي‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ‫ن‬َْ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ )’. It was asked, ‘O Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  ! What is Ṭīna-tul-Khabāl?’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘The pus of the 1 There is a condition for an alcoholic to become ‘Kāfir’ i.e. an infidel and this is so if he drinks alcohol while believing it to be Ḥalāl i.e. permissible. It is mentioned in ‘Baḥr-e- Sharī’at’: ‘It is Kufr (unbelief) to believe anything Ḥarām which is proven permissible from ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’ and to believe anything Ḥalāl which is declared clearly Ḥarām (prohibited), whereas that thing is from ‘Ḍarurīyāt-e-Dīn’ i.e. Essentials of Religion and the denier is aware of its ‘Ḥukum-e-Qaṭ’ī.’ (Baĥr-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 176) The prohibition of alcohol is proven from Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī.
Mother of all Evils 53 people of Hell.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 10, pp. 443, Ḥadīš 27674, Maltaqṭā) Alcoholic and his Ṣalāĥ Islam described several measures in order to keep Muslims away from the evil of alcohol. One of these measures was to mention the evil effects of it so that people would refrain from it. One of its harms is that the ‘Ṣalāĥ’ of an alcoholic is not accepted for forty days. The Beloved Prophet  ʄٖ   ʋ     said, ‘Any person from amongst my Ummaĥ who drinks alcohol, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 537, Ḥadīš 984) The Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drank alcohol, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days, however if he repents, Allah accepts his repentance, however if he drinks again, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance, (for a third time) if he drinks again his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days but if he repents, even this time Allah will accept his repentance, but if he drinks again (for the fourth time) his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days and now even if he repents, Allah will not accept his repentance whereas Allah will make him drink from ‘Naĥr-ul-Khabāl ( َ ‫ن‬ْ‫ه‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ُ‫ر‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ).’ It was asked from the narrator, ‘What is Naĥr-ul-Khabāl?’ He replied, ‘The canal that will stream from the pus of the people of Hell.’ (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 341, Ḥadīš 1869) Mujrimun kay wāsṭay Dūzakh bĥī sho’laĥ bār ĥay Ĥar gunāĥ qaṣdān kīyā ĥay is ka iqrār ĥay Ĥāye! Nā farmānīyān badkārīyān bay bā-kīyā Aĥ! Nāmay main gunāĥaun kī bařī bĥar mār ĥay
Mother of Evils 54 Hellfire is blazing for the criminals I admit that I committed sins deliberately Disobedience, wrongdoings, sins Alas! My Book of Deeds is full of sins The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘The one who drank alcohol but not suffered intoxication, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted until that alcohol remains in his stomach and veins, and if he dies (during that period), he will die in the state of Kufr. If (because of alcohol) he suffered intoxication, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr.’ (Sunan al-Nasāī, pp. 895, Ḥadīš 5679) The Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever consumed alcohol and put it in his stomach, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for seven days, and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr (unbelief).’ Furthermore, He ʄʋٖ said, ‘If alcohol caused to damage his senses and some Farḍ became suspended.’ It is stated in another narration, ‘If alcohol caused him to forget the Quran, then his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days, and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr.’ (ibid, Ḥadīš 5680) Fifteen causes for the decline of Muslims The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘When my Ummaĥ will indulge in fifteen things, it will be overcome by calamites.’ It was enquired, ‘O Rasūl ʄʋٖ ! What are those?’ He ʄʋٖ said: (1) When war booties will be considered as personal wealth, (2) entrusted items will be considered as war bootees and (3) Zakāĥ will be considered fine, (4) man will obey his wife and (5) disobey his mother, (6) he will be courteous to
Mother of all Evils 55 his friend but (7) discourteous towards his father, (8) voices will be raised in Masājid, (9) the most disgraceful person will become their ruler, (10) a person will be paid respect fearing his mischief, (11) alcohol will be consumed, (12) silk will be worn, (13) slave girl singers will be kept, (14) musical instruments will be kept (at homes), (15) the succeeding people of this Ummaĥ will curse the preceding ones. So the people of that time should look for the red storm, or being swallowed up by the earth or disfigurement of their faces. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 89, Ḥadīš 2217) Different forms of punishment The Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘By Allah , in Whose control my life is! Some people of my Ummaĥ will spend their night in sins, arrogance, Laĥw and La’ab i.e. wasting time and playing games, they will then awaken in the morning in such a state that they will have been disfigured into monkeys and pigs because of considering Ḥarām as Ḥalāl, keeping slave girl singers and drinking alcohol.’ (Al-Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 8, pp. 444, Ḥadīš 22854) It is reported by Sayyidunā Abū Umāmaĥ ʝ that the Great Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘One group of this Ummaĥ will spent their night in eating, drinking and in ‘Laĥw and La’ab’ but when they will awaken in the morning, they will have been disfigured into monkeys and pigs. They will face the events of being pulled into the earth and stones being showered upon them from the sky. People will wake up in the morning and say, ‘Tonight so-and-so tribe was swallowed into the earth and tonight so-and-so person’s home was pulled into the earth.’ Stones will certainly be showered upon them from the skies the way they were showered upon the ‘People of Lūṭ’ ʋ  and their homes.
Mother of Evils 56 Indeed, such a destructive storm will be sent over them the likes of which destroyed the homes and tribes of the ‘People of ‘Ād’. This will happen because of drinking alcohol, wearing silk, keeping slave girl singers, taking interest and breaking family ties.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Imān, vol. 5, pp. 16, Ḥadīš 5614) Punishment for the alcoholic Ḥaḍrat Sayyīdunā Imām Abul ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 974 A.H.) has reported in his book ‘ ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ت‬ِ‫اف‬‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ ’ that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Refrain from the root cause of all evils- alcohol. Whoever did not refrain from it committed disobedience of Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ ’ and became deserving of torment by virtue of disobedience of Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ . Allah has said in the Glorious Quran: ٰۡۡۡ ۡۡۡۡۡ ‘And whoever disobeys Allah and His Noble Prophet and crosses all His limits - Allah will put him in the fire (of hell), in which he will remain forever; and for him is a disgraceful torment.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ an-Nisa, Verse 14; Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 314) Gar tū nārāz ĥuwā mayrī ĥalākat ĥo gī Ĥay! Mayn nār-e-Jaĥannam mayn jalūn gā Yā Rab! Dard-e-sar ĥo yā bukhār āye tařap jātā ĥo Mayn Jaĥannam kī sazā kaysay saĥoon gā Yā Rab!
Mother of all Evils 57 I will be destroyed if You are displeased with me Alas I will burn in the fire of Hell, O my Allah! I can’t even deal with a headache and fever How will I bear the torments of Hell, O my Allah! Punishment for an alcoholic in this world Sayyidunā Anas ʝ narrated that the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  struck an alcoholic with the branch of a tree and with shoes. Then Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddique ʝ struck with 40 lashes. During the caliphate of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , people started living near green areas and villages so he ʝ sought advice from the companions regarding punishment of drinking alcohol. According to the suggestion of Sayyidunā ‘Abdur Raḥmān bin ‘Awf ʝ the punishment for drinking alcohol was set at 80 lashes. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Ḥadīš 1706) According to few narrations, the punishment of 80 lashes was decided upon the advice of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Alī al-Murtaḍā ȹȸ  . (Muwaṭṭā Imām Mālik, vol. 2, pp. 351, Ḥadīš 1615) Alcoholic’s punishment in the grave Whosoever does not repent from drinking alcohol and he dies in this state, in relation to this, Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin Mas’ūd ʝ said, ‘When some alcoholic would die, bury him, then suspend me upon his grave by some stick and dig back his grave. If you do not find his face turned away from the Qiblaĥ then leave me hanging there.’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir Ad-Żaĥabī, pp. 96) Mat gunāĥaun paĥ ĥo bhaī bay bāk tū Bĥūl mat yeĥ ḥaqīqat kaĥ hai khāk tū
Mother of Evils 58 Don’t be brave in committing sins Remember you originated from the soil (hence you shouldn’t be brave and arrogant in committing sins) It is narrated by Sayyidunā Masrūq ʋ that whoever indulged in theft or alcoholism or fornication when dies, two snakes are deputed for him who keep on biting and eating his meat. (Sharaḥ-us-Ṣudūr, pp. 172) Ghāfilo! Qabr mayn jis gĥařī jao gaye Snap biccĥū jo dekĥo gaye chillāo gaye Sar picĥāřo gaye par kuch na kar pāo gaye Bay ḥad apnāey gunāĥaun par pachtāo gaye O the heedless one, when you will be lowered in the grave you will scream seeing the snakes and scorpions You will feel utter remorse for your sins but you will be able to do nothing to protect yourself Dear Islamic brothers! If we succeeded in carrying our Iman intact in the grave, we shall achieve salvation from the hardships of the grave and it will become a garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise. Deceased woman slaps a shroud thief Sheikh Abū Isḥāq ʋۡ¯ said that he saw a person with half of his face covered so he asked him the reason for that. He told him, ‘I would dig up graves at night to steal the shrouds. Therefore, one night I dug a woman’s grave intending to steal her shroud, but she slapped me with such force that the mark is still on my face.’ Sheikh Abū Isḥāq ʋۡ¯ said that he wrote about the shroud thief’s matter and sent it in the service of Imām Awzā’ī ʋ who ʋ instructed in reply to further inquire that person about the condition of those in
Mother of all Evils 59 the graves. That person reported, ‘I often witnessed that those in the grave had their faces turned away from the Qiblaĥ.’ Knowing this Imām Awzā’ī ʋ replied, ‘Ah, regret! These are those people whose ending was not good, meaning these people were engrossed in such sins which lead them to that condition.’ (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, pp. 249) Gaur-e-Nakīrayn bāgh ĥo gī khuld kā Mujrimun kī qabr dozakh kā gařĥā The grave of pious ones will be garden of paradise Whereas the grave of a sinful person will be a pit of hell May Allah protect us from a bad end and save the Muslim Ummaĥ from the curse of alcohol as this too can become a cause of a bad death and torment in the grave! Child turns elderly One saint mentioned, “My child passed away. A few days after the burial, I dreamt him such that the hair of his head had turned white, I enquired, ‘O my son! You were a child when I buried you, how have you turned old?’ He replied, ‘O my respected father! A person who would drink alcohol in the world has been buried near me; the hellfire blazed with such intensity in his grave that, due to its heat, every child has turned elderly.” (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir Al-Żaĥabī, pp. 96) The neck of Hell Sayyidunā Abū Hurairaĥ ʝ narrated that when the Day of Judgment will come, a neck-shaped fire will emerge out of the Hell. It will have two eyes to see with, it will have two ears to
Mother of Evils 60 hear with and it will also have one tongue to speak with in a horrifying voice. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 259, Ḥadīš 2583) Sayyidunā Asad bin Mūsā ʋ has mentioned in Kitāb-ul- Zuĥd, ‘This neck-shaped fire will say, ‘I have been ordered to torment the offenders.’ Then that fire will capture the offenders pitching them into Hell even faster than a bird flying swiftly having seen grains on the ground. Then it will say, ‘Those who had been causing distress to Allah and His Beloved ʄʋٖ , I have been ordered to also torment them severely.’ And so it will seize the tormentors and pitch them into Hell.’ (Kitāb al-Zuĥd al-Asad bin Mūsā, pp. 75, Ḥadīš 77) In other words, on the Day of Resurrection, Hell will be bellowing: ‘Where are those opposing the Merciful Allah ? Where are the enemies of the Allah ? Where are the friends of Satan?’ O Alcoholics who cause displeasure to Allah and His Beloved Rasool ʄʋٖ ! Remember that tomorrow on the Day of Resurrection you will have no way to save yourselves from that fire, even the multitude crowds on Resurrection Day will not be able to hide you from it. Regarding this, Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal ʋ said, ‘That fire will recognise every disobedient one and transgressor as easily as a father recognises his son or a son recognises his father.’ (Kitāb al-Zuĥd al- Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, pp. 205, Ḥadīš 1044)
Mother of all Evils 61 Five punishments on the Day of Resurrection for the alcoholic On pages 22-31 of ‘Naykīaun ki Jazāye aur Gunāĥaun ki Sazāye’ [the 148-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Faqīĥ Abū Laīš Naḍr bin Muhammad Samarqandī ʋۡ (died in 375 A.H.) has documented various punishments for the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment: The appearance of the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment 1. On the Day of Judgement the alcoholic would come in such an appearance that his face would be black, eyes would be blue, tongue would be hanging on his chest and his saliva would be oozing like blood. People would recognise him on the Day of Judgement. Do not make Salām to him, do not console him when he falls ill, and do not offer his funeral prayer when he dies, as he is like an idol worshipper in the court of Allah (if he drinks alcohol considering it to be permissible). Smelling fouler than a rotten corpse 2. The alcoholic will rise from his grave smelling more repulsive than a rotten corpse; a bottle of alcohol will be hanging around his neck and a wineglass will be in his hand. Snakes and scorpions will be stuck to his entire body and he will be made to wear shoes of fire which will make his brain boil. His grave will be an abyss from amongst the pits’ of Hell, in the vicinity of Fir’awn and Ĥāmān.
Mother of Evils 62 Welcome with the iron hammers 3. Adulterers and alcoholics will be dragged towards Hell on the Day of Judgement. When they will reach near Hell, the gates of Hell will be opened for them and angels of torment will welcome them with iron hammers. They will be beaten in Hell equal to the number of days of the world. Angels will then take them to their final abodes and scorpions will sting them on every organ of their body for forty years and snakes will bite their heads. If an alcoholic has still not reached his destined abode, a blaze of fire will fling him to the last end; angels will beat him until he will fell into Hell. ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ Whenever their skins are cooked (fully burnt) We shall change them for new skins so they may taste the torment (again and again). [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Sūraĥ al-Nisā, Verse 56) They will scream out of severe thirst. They will cry out: Oh thirst, Oh thirst, and would say, ‘Give us just one sip of water.’ The appointed angels will bring bowls filled with boiling water. When the alcoholic will bring his mouth to the bowl, the flesh of his face will fall off. ‘When that boiling water would reach his stomach, it will cut his intestines and cause them to excrete from behind. Then intestines will return to their original state and he will face the torment again. So, this is the torment an alcoholic will suffer.’ Horrific view of an alcoholic’s torment 4. An alcoholic will come on the Day of Judgment with the vessel of alcohol hanging in his neck and an instrument
Mother of all Evils 63 of ‘Laĥw and La’ab’ in his hand. Then he will be hanged by a noose of fire and a herald will announce, ‘He is son of so- and-so.’ There will emerge a foul odour from his mouth and people will be cursing him. Thereafter, Angels of torment will remove him from the noose of fire and fling him into Hell, where he will be burning for one thousand years. He will then scream, ‘O thirst, thirst!’ Allah will send stinky sweat to him; he will then proclaim ‘O my Rab! Kindly remove this sweat away from me’, but before that sweat goes away, fire will approach him and burn him to ashes. Allah will recreate him from fire and he will stand up again. His both hands and feet would be tied up. He will be dragged face down through chains on the ground. When he will scream due to extreme thirst, he will be made to drink boiling water. When he will plead for food, he will be forced to eat from a thorny tree and that would boil in his stomach. Sayyidunā Mālik (the chief Angel of Hell) will have shoes of fire which he will make the alcoholic wear, consequently his brain will boil off and will discharge out through the nose and ears. The alcoholic’s molars will be made up of blazing coal and fire will emerge out from his mouth. His intestines will disintegrate and excrete from his excretory organ. He will be packed into a casket filled with sparks and flames, and this torment will continue for a long period of thousand years. The opening of that casket will be narrow. Pus will flow out from his body and his colour will have changed. He will make plea, ‘O my Allah ! The fire has eaten my body.’
Mother of Evils 64 Woe to the person who will not be dealt with mercy when he makes plea for it. When he will ask for, he will not be answered. After that he will appeal for water, so Sayyidunā Mālik will give him boiling water to drink. When the alcoholic will hold it, his fingers will cut and fall down. When he will see it, his eyes will flow out and the flesh of his cheeks will fall down. He will be taken out of the casket after 1000 years and put into such a cell which will have snakes and scorpions resembling pitcher. They will trample him under their feet. A stone of fire will be placed on his head and iron covering will be provided on the joints of his body. His hands will be chained and shackles will be placed in his neck. He will be taken out of that cell after 1000 years and angels of torment will take him towards a valley called ‘Wail’. This is one of the valleys of Hell which is hotter and deeper than the others and has more snakes and scorpions in it. The alcoholic will burn in this valley for 1000 years. 5. The alcoholic will arise from his grave in such a condition that his shins will be swollen; his tongue would be swinging on his chest and fire will be burning his intestines. So he will scream in such a horrifying voice that everybody will become terrified and scorpions will be stinging the flesh of his body. He will be made to wear shoes of fire as a result of which his brain will boil. The alcoholic will be in neighbourhood of ‘Fir’awn’ and ‘Ĥāmān’. Furthermore, whoever serves one morsel to an alcoholic, Allah will appoint snakes and scorpions upon him, and whoever fulfils any of alcoholic’s needs, he has contributed in destroying Islam. Whoever lends him anything on loan, it is as if he has helped in the murder of a Muslim, and whoever adopts
Mother of all Evils 65 his company, Allah will raise him blind (on the Day of Judgement) and he will not have any excuse. Do not make Nikāḥ i.e. marriage with an alcoholic. If he gets ill, do not visit to console him. The alcoholic has been cursed in the Torah, Zabur, Bible and the Glorious Quran. Whoever drank alcohol (considering it as Ḥalāl), he has rejected (all) the commandments of Allah that were revealed upon the Prophets   . Only Kāfir considers Alcohol as Ḥalāl and I (i.e. The Chief of all Prophets ʄʋٖ ) despise it. In addition, the alcoholic will die in a state of thirst and for 1000 years he will be screaming out, ‘Oh thirst! Oh thirst!’ (Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ said) I take an oath by He Who has sent me with the Truth that when alcoholic will appear in the court of Almighty Allah , He will order the angels, ‘O angels! Capture him.’ 70,000 angels will appear, grab him and drag him on his face. He ʄʋٖ further said: I tell you more. The person who has 100 Quranic verses in his heart, if he would drink alcohol, then every letter of the Glorious Quran will appear on the Day of Judgement and argue with that alcoholic in the court of Allah and if Quran fought with anybody, certainly he will be ruined. Alcoholic and the heavenly wine The believers who would never drink the intoxicating alcohol of this world for seeking pleasure of Allah will be served with Sharāb-e-Ṭaĥūr (pure wine) of Paradise, and those drunkards of worldly alcohol who departed from this temporal world without repenting from, they will remain deprived of the pure wine of Paradise.
Mother of Evils 66 The Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Every intoxicant is alcohol and every intoxicant is Ḥarām. Whoever drank alcohol in this world and died without repentance, he would not drink Sharāb-e-Ṭaĥūr in the Hereafter.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1199, Ḥadīš 2003) Alcoholic and the fragrance of Paradise The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘The fragrance of Paradise would be smelt from travelling distance of 500 years; however the one proud of his deeds, disobedient one and the regular drinker will remain deprived of its fragrance.’ (Al-Mu’jam Al-Ṣaghīr-lil-Ṭabarānī, pp. 145, Juz Awwal, Ḥadīš 409) In some narrations, it is reported that, not only the fragrance of Paradise but all the bounties of Paradise will be Ḥarām upon alcoholic. Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad bin ‘Abdullāĥ Ḥākim ʋ has reported a Ḥadīš that the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘There are four kinds of people for whom Allah bears the right to neither allow them to enter Paradise nor will He allow them to taste its bounties: (i) a regular drinker (ii) one who earns usury (interest) (iii) one who exploits the money of orphan without lawful reason and (iv) one who is disobedient to parents.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 2, pp. 338, Ḥadīš 7230) Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Abbās ʝ reported that the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ said, ‘The drunkard, the one disobedient to parents and the one seeking acknowledgement in lieu of favour will not enter Paradise.’ Sayyidunā ‘Abdullaĥ bin ‘Abbās ʝ said, ‘This blessed saying made me worried that the believers do indulge in sins and then I found this (following) injunction of the Holy Quran regarding those disobedient to their parents:
Mother of all Evils 67 ۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ­ ۤۡۡۡ So do you portray that if you get governance, you would spread chaos in the land and sever your relations? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Sūraĥ Muhammad, Verse 22) And I found the following verse of the Quran regarding the one seeking acknowledgement in lieu of favour: ٰٰٰٰٓۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ‘O people who believe! Do not invalidate your charity by expressing your favours and causing injury.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 264) And I found the following order of Allah regarding alcohol: ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡۡۡ ۡ O people who believe! Alcohol and gambling, and idols, and the darts are impure - the satanic crafts, therefore keep avoiding them so that you may succeed. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 90; Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 11, pp. 82, Ḥadīš 11170) It should be remembered that a regular alcoholic is not the one who continuously drinks alcohol, rather whenever alcohol becomes available to him, he drinks it and does not refrain from it due to fear of Allah .’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 167)
Mother of Evils 68 Repent as the mercy of Allah  is immense Dear Islamic Brothers! Repent in the court of the Merciful Allah from drinking alcohol in order to save yourself from the displeasure of Allah before the door of repentance is closed. Woe be to the one who disobeyed Allah and became deserving of Hell as his final abode. Hasten in seeking repentance until the soul is present in your body because death is certain and is about to come. Hasten in repentance before the door of repentance is closed. Door of repentance The Blessed and Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Allah has created a door of repentance in the west which has the width equal to the travelling distance of 70 years and it will not be closed until the sun rises from the west.’ (Sunan al-Tirmiżī, vo. l 6, pp. 316, Ḥadīš 18116) Kar ley tawbaĥ Rab kī raḥmat ĥay bařī Qabr mayn warnaĥ sazā ĥo gī kařī Do repent as the mercy of your Rab is so immense Otherwise you will suffer severe torment Alcoholic became friend of Allah  It is mentioned on page 105, Volume I of Faizan-e Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami] that Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ was a drunkard before eventual repentance. He ʋ was once going somewhere in drunken state. On the way, he glanced a piece of paper on which ‘ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ٰ ۡ ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ِ‫ن‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ ’ was inscribed. He picked it up out of respect. He ʋ then
Mother of all Evils 69 bought ‘Iṭr (fragrance), applied it to the paper and placed it at an elevated place out of reverence. At night, a saint ʋ of Islam dreamt someone saying, ‘Go and inform Bishr: You made My name fragrant, honoured it and placed it at a high place, We will also purify you.’ As the saint woke up, he thought to himself, ‘Bishr is an alcoholic; there is perhaps some misunderstanding on my part about the dream.’ Then, after making Wuḍū and offering Nafl Ṣalāĥ, he went to sleep again but had the same dream for the second time and then again for the third time and also heard ‘Our message is indeed for Bishr! Go and convey our message to him.’ Therefore, the saint went out in search for Sayyidunā Bishr ʋ and learnt that Bishr was in the gathering of alcoholics. Reaching the gathering he called out for ‘Bishr,’ but he was told by people that Bishr was in a drunken stupor. The saint said, ‘Go and somehow tell him that a man with a message for him is standing outside.’ Someone went and told him of this. Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ said, ‘Ask him as to whose message he has brought.’ When asked, the saint replied, ‘I have brought the message of Allah .’ When informed of this, Sayyidunā Bishr ʋۡʆ was overwhelmed and immediately came out barefooted. Hearing the divine message, he sincerely repented from his sins and attained such a high spiritual rank that he used to remain barefooted due to awe-inspiring Divine contemplation. This is why he ʋ became famous as Ḥāfī (i.e. the one remaining barefooted). (Tażkira-tul-Auliyā, pp. 68) May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬
Mother of Evils 70 Virtues of showing respect Dear Islamic brothers! A grave sinner and an alcoholic became a Walī (friend of Allah ) merely because of respecting and showing reverence to a piece of paper which had the blessed name of Allah inscribed on it. Thus, why then will we sinners not be blessed with the grace and bounty of Allah if we pay respect to those holy luminaries whose hearts, with the name of Allah engraved on them, remain occupied in Divine contemplation. Furthermore, how valued would the respect of our Beloved Prophet Sayyidunā Muhammad ʄʋٖ be in the Court of Allah as he is the Sovereign of all Prophets and saints! Indeed, respecting the name of beloveds of Allah brings blessings and reward. Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ gained a high rank by respecting the name of Allah . If we respect the name of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ why will we not gain high regards? On hearing the blessed name, if we kiss our thumbs and touch them to our eyes out of respect, why will we not receive its blessings? Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ applied fragrance to the paper on which the name of Allah was written, therefore he was purified. If we also sprinkle rose essence wherever the Żikr of the Beloved and Blessed Mustafa ʄʋٖ is mentioned why would we not be purified? Kyā māĥaktey ĥayn maĥaknay wālay Bu paĥ chal-tay ĥayn bĥaṫaknay wālay ‘Āṣīun! Tĥām lo dāman un kā Woĥ naĥī ĥātĥ jĥaṫaknay wālay What a great fragrance do the beloveds of Allah possess! The lost people find their destination by tracking the fragrance.
Mother of all Evils 71 O sinners! Do hold the path of the Prophet of Allah As he is not amongst those who will leave you alone (Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish Sharīf) An alcoholic was forgiven Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqaĥ Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyās Attar Qadiri has mentioned an incident in his book, ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’, Volume I, on page 95 regarding the forgiveness of an alcoholic: There were two brothers. One of them was pious, whereas the other was a drunkard. The pious person once called his brother and punished him for his act of drinking alcohol. Whilst returning, the drinker fell into some deep water and drowned. Eventually, he was buried. At night, the pious brother had a dream in which he saw his deceased brother strolling in Paradise. Amazed, he asked, ‘You were a drinker and had died in the state of intoxication, how have you entered Paradise?’ His deceased brother replied, ‘Whilst returning after being beaten by you, I saw a piece of paper on the way with ‘ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ٰ ۡ ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ِ‫ن‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ ’ inscribed on it. Picking it up, I swallowed it. I then fell into the deep water and drowned. After I was buried, Munkar and Nakīr (interrogating angels) entered my grave and asked the questions. I politely said, ‘You are questioning me, whereas the pure name of my Beloved Almighty Allah is in my abdomen!’ As I said this, a voice from the Ghayb (unseen) was heard saying: َ ‫ق‬َ‫د‬ َ‫ص‬ۡ‫ب‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫د‬ۡ‫ي‬ۡ‫د‬ َ ‫ق‬ۡ‫ر‬ َ ‫ف‬ َ ‫غ‬ُ‫ت‬ َ ‫ل‬ ’ (‘My servant has spoken the truth. Undoubtedly, I have forgiven him.’) (Nuzĥa-tul-Majālis, vol. 1, pp. 41)
Mother of Evils 72 May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Dear Islamic brothers! If someone remained deprived of repentance due to the darkness of sins preventing the mercy of Allah from him, then nothing can be done except regret. Frightening graves On page 5 to 8 of the booklet, ‘Revelations of Shroud Thieves’ [the 32-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqaĥ Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri has quoted that once, a frightened person came to Caliph ‘Abdul Mālik. He said, ‘O respected caliph! I am a very sinful person, I want to know whether I will be forgiven or not.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is your sin bigger than the earth and sky?’ He replied, ‘Yes, even bigger.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is it bigger than the Divine Pen and Divine Tablet?’ He replied, ‘Even bigger.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is it bigger than the Divine Throne?’ He replied, ‘Even bigger.’ The caliph then said, ‘Brother! Surely your sin can’t be greater than the mercy of Allah .’ When the person heard this, he began to cry profusely. The caliph asked, ‘Brother, please tell me, what is this sin of yours?’ The person replied, ‘Your Eminence! I feel extremely embarrassed to inform you; however, I will tell you. Perhaps it may pave way for acceptance of my repentance.’ Saying this, he began to reveal his story.
Mother of all Evils 73 He said, ‘I am a shroud thief. Tonight, I learnt lesson from five different graves which forced me to seek forgiveness.’ Fate of an alcoholic When I opened the first grave to steal the shroud, I noticed that the face of the deceased had turned away from the direction of Qiblaĥ. As I began to run away in fright, an unseen voice made me tremble even more. It said, ‘Ask this person the reason for his torment?’ Whilst trembling, I replied that I did not have the courage to ask, you tell me. It was said, ‘This person was an alcoholic and an adulterer.’ Qabr rozānaĥ yeĥ kartī ĥay pukār Mujĥ mayn ĥay kīřay makořay be-shumār The grave proclaims everyday I have countless insects inside me Corpse resembling a pig When I opened the second grave, I saw a heart trembling scene. I saw that the corpse’s face resembled that of a pig and he was grappled with shackles and chains of fire. An unseen voice declared, ‘This person used to swear false oaths and used to earn from Ḥarām means.’ Yād rakĥ mayn ĥo andĥayrī koṫĥařī Tujĥ ko ĥo gī mujĥ mayn sun waĥshat bařī Remember I am a dark cell Listen, you will panic inside me Mayray andar tu akaīlā aye gā Ĥān magar a’māl laytā aye gā You will enter alone inside But you will bring your deeds with
Mother of Evils 74 Nails of fire When I opened the third grave, again I saw a terrifying scene. The deceased had his tongue coming out from the back of his neck and he was punched with nails made of fire. An unseen voice declared, ‘this person used to backbite, slander and would sow discord among people.’ Narm bistar gĥar paĥ ĥī raĥ jāye ge Tujĥ ko farsh-e-khāk par daffnāey ge Soft beds will stay behind at home You will be laid on the bare ground Blazed in fire When I opened the fourth grave, I saw another very frightening scene. I saw a person being blazed in fire and the angels were beating him with hammers made of fire. I became terrified and ran away. However, an unseen voice echoed in my ears telling that this wretched person was neglectful in offering Ṣalāĥ and observing fasts of Ramadan. Reward of repenting in youth When I opened the fifth grave, it was completely different from the other graves. This grave was extremely spacious. Inside, there was a throne with a handsome young man sitting upon it. An unseen voice revealed that this person had sought repentance while he was still young and was steadfast in offering Ṣalāĥ and observing fasts. (Tażkiraĥ-tul-Wā’iẓin, pp 612-615) Jo musalmān bandaĥ naykawkār ĥay Rab kay Maḥbūb ka ‘āshiq zar ĥay
Mother of all Evils 75 Qabr bĥī is kī jannat kā gulzār ĥay Bagh-e-firdous kā bĥī woĥ ḥaqdār ĥay The Muslim who is pious and devotee of the Beloved of Allah His grave is one of the gardens of Paradise And he is also entitled for the Eden of Firdaus An incident that reformed an alcoholic On page 164 of ‘Uyūn-ul-Ḥikāyāt [the 413-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], it is cited that Sayyidunā Yūsuf bin Ḥasan ʋ has said that once he was present with Sayyidunā Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ near a pond of water. Suddenly they saw a gigantic scorpion sitting on the bank of the pond. After a while one big frog appeared from the water and came near the scorpion. The scorpion rode onto the back of the frog; the frog then swam towards the other bank. Seeing this, Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ said, ‘Come! Let’s go to the other side of the pond because something strange is expected to happen there.’ And so they too went to the other side of the pond. After reaching there, the frog dropped the scorpion off. Scorpion started to crawl very fast towards a certain direction. After passing some distance, they saw a strange and terrifying scene. There was an intoxicated young person lying unconscious and a python was slithering towards him, as soon as it approached to swallow him, the gigantic scorpion attacked the python, as a result of which it could not bear the poison of the scorpion and died. When the python died, the scorpion returned towards the bank of the pond where the frog was waiting. It again rode the frog’s back and returned to the other side of the pond.
Mother of Evils 76 Fauns ban kar jis kī ḥifāẓat ĥawā karay Woĥ sham’a kyā bujĥay jisay roshan Khudā karay When air becomes a chandelier to protect the light of the candle then no one can blow out the candle which is protected by Allah Then they approached that intoxicated young man who was still unconscious. Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ shook him and he opened his eyes. He ʋ said, ‘O young man! Look, how your Rab has saved your life. This dead python came to kill you but Allah protected your life in such a way that a scorpion came from the other bank of the pond and killed this python; as a result you were saved.’ He ʋ revealed the entire incident and read the following couplets: ِ ّ ُ ‫ك‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫س‬ٍ‫ء‬َ‫ي‬ۡ‫د‬ۡ‫و‬َ‫ر‬ۡ ِ‫ف‬ِ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ ُّ ‫الظ‬ َ‫ي‬ ً ِ‫ف‬ َ ‫اغ‬َ‫و‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ِ‫ل‬‫ي‬ ُ ‫ل‬ ۡ َ ‫ي‬ُ‫س‬ُ‫ر‬‫ه‬ۡ‫ِن‬‫م‬ َ‫ي‬ ۡ ‫ا‬ِ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ك‬ۡ‫ِن‬‫م‬‫ه‬ُ‫د‬ِ‫وائ‬ َ ‫ف‬ِ‫م‬ َ‫ِع‬ّ‫ال‬ ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ف‬ُ‫ام‬َ‫ن‬ َ ‫ت‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ُ‫ع‬ُ‫ي‬ۡ‫و‬ ُ ‫ن‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫م‬ٍ‫ك‬ Translation Wake up O heedless one! Allah protects his humble servants from every evil that moves around in darkness. Why then have your eyes slept and become heedless of Him Whose blessings benefit you. When the alcoholic heard such wise sentences from the inspiring tongue of Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ , he awoke from the sleep of ignorance and heedlessness and mentioned in the court of Allah , while repenting, ‘O my Rab ! When You are so Merciful to Your disobedient servants, then to what extent would Your mercy shower onto Your obedient servants!’ Afterwards that young man started walking in one direction, I asked him, ‘O young man, what do you intend to do now?’ He
Mother of all Evils 77 said, ‘I will now worship my Allah in the jungles and by Allah , I will never get inclined towards the glamour of this world and never will I step towards the city life.’ Saying this, that young man migrated to the jungle. Tĥām ley dāman e Shaĥ-e-Laulāk tū Sachī tawbaĥ say ĥo jāye gā pāk tū Jo bĥī dunyā say Āqā kā gham ley gayā Woĥ to bāzī Khudā kī qasam ley gayā Hold the path of the Prophet, who is the cause of the creation of the whole universe By doing so and repenting truly will make you pure Whoever embraced the love of the Prophet By Allah he is successful in the Hereafter Why are we confronting troubles? Shaykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri further advises: Dear Islamic brothers! ȹ   We are Muslims and every deed of Muslims should be for the sake of pleasure of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ but unfortunately, today majority of us is going astray, from the path of piety. Perhaps it is the reason that we are confronting versatile troubles. Some people are sick whilst others are in debt, some have family discords, some have no livelihood, some desire children and some are under trouble due to disobedient children. In short, everyone is facing one or another problem. Allah says in the Holy Quran, Sūraĥ al-Shūrā, verse 30,
Mother of Evils 78 ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ‘And whatever calamity befalls you, is because of what your hands have earned - and there is a great deal He pardons!’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ al-Shūrā, Verse 30) Dear Islamic brothers! There is no doubt that the remedy to every trouble of this world and of the Hereafter lies in obedience of Allah and His Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ . It is quoted, “ ۡ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ن‬ِ ّٰ ِ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ن‬ُ ّٰ ِ َ ‫ل‬ ”, meaning that the person who becomes obedient to Allah , He helps and supports him. (Tafsīr Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, Sūraĥ Luqmān, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 4, vol. 7, pp. 64) Blessings of Ṣalāĥ The first Farḍ (obligatory act) for a Muslim is Ṣalāĥ. However, sadly, our Masājid are deserted nowadays. Certainly Ṣalāĥ is the pillar of Islam. Ṣalāĥ is a means for pleasure of Allah . Mercy descends by virtue of Ṣalāĥ. Ṣalāĥ brings forgiveness of sins. Ṣalāĥ protects from diseases. Ṣalāĥ is a means for acceptance of supplications. Ṣalāĥ brings blessings in sustenance. Ṣalāĥ is light for the dark grave. Ṣalāĥ protects from torment in the grave. Ṣalāĥ is the key to Paradise. Ṣalāĥ facilitates on the bridge of Ṣirāṭ. Ṣalāĥ protects from the fire of Hell. Ṣalāĥ soothes the blessed eyes of the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ . The person who offers Ṣalāĥ will be blessed with the intercession of the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ . The greatest reward for the person who offers Ṣalāĥ is that he will behold Allah on the Day of Judgment.
Mother of all Evils 79 Terrifying fate of those who do not offer Ṣalāĥ Allah is displeased with one who does not offer Ṣalāĥ. Whoever intentionally misses even one Ṣalāĥ, his name is inscribed on the door of Hell. The grave will squeeze the person who is lazy in offering Ṣalāĥ, to such a degree, that his ribs would break and interlock with each other. His grave will be blazed with fire and a bald snake will be deputed for inflicting him. In addition, he will be made to face strict accountability on the Day of Judgment. Dear Islamic Brothers! If you really want to become regular in Ṣalāĥ, fasts and other acts of piety and to refrain from alcoholism and other sins, then embrace the Madanī Māḥaul (Islamic environment) of Dawat-e-Islami, the Global non- political movement for propagation of Quran and Sunnaĥ. Innumerable sinners have repented by virtue of this Madanī environment. How an alcoholic became a preacher? One of the Islamic brothers of Kharadar Bāb-ul-Madinaĥ, Karachi, Pakistan has stated in these words that, there lived a very notorious person in our area. He was infamous because of his activities. People would persuade him towards decency but he would turn a deaf ear. Along with other vices, he used to remain drunk. His days and nights were submerged into the ocean of sins. One day, an Islamic brother invited him for the weekly Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami. He was very fortunate in having attended the Ijtima. As soon as the speech of Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ, Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri started, he was completely amazed. When the
Mother of Evils 80 inspirational speech entered the inner recesses of his heart, a spring of guilt gushed forth and started flowing from his eyes in the form of tears. He remained weeping bitterly till late, putting his head down even after the speech had finished. He became Murīd (disciple) of Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ and became the devotee of Ḥuḍūr Ghouš-e- A’ẓam, Shāykh ‘Abdul Qādir ȹȸۡ . He repented from all his previous sins and intended to abandon alcohol forever. As he quit alcohol all of a sudden, he began suffering with health complications. Someone advised him that alcohol was not to be abandoned all of a sudden; and he may quit gradually but he refused to take that advice. He confronted all the problems and finally succeeded in quitting alcohol. He made his habit to offer Ṣalāĥ five times a day in the Masjid and adorned his face with beard. The Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami completely changed his life. He used to be seen in white clothes according to the Sunnaĥ of the Beloved Rasūl ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  and would participate in the weekly area visit for calling towards righteousness. He attained such blessings by virtue of the Madanī activities of Dawat-e-Islami that anyone who met him would get impressed and inspired. One day he suddenly became ill and was admitted into hospital. He became so weak because of excessive vomiting and diarrhoea. After looking at his condition, it seemed as though he would not survive. In the evening, he recited ‘Kalimaĥ Ṭayyibaĥ’ i.e. ‘ ِ َ َ ٰ ‫ِل‬‫ا‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ِ‫ا‬ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ُ‫س‬َّ‫ر‬‫و‬ ُ ‫ل‬ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ’ and his soul departed from his body. When the news of his death reached the area, every Islamic brother who was attached to him was seen in grief. Numerous Islamic brothers participated in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of that preacher of Dawat-e-Islami. Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ ۡ
Mother of all Evils 81 Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri lead the funeral Ṣalāĥ. The Islamic brothers’ eyes were welled up with tears witnessing their Pīr-o-Murshid (Spiritual Guide) at the funeral of this fortunate Murīd. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! ٓ ‫ا‬ِ‫م‬ ۡ ‫ي‬ِ ّ ِ‫ب‬َّ‫ال‬ ِ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ب‬‫ا‬ ۡ ‫ل‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ر‬ َ ‫ك‬‫م‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ Yā Rab! Dil-e-Muslim ko woĥ zindaĥ tamannā dey Jo qalb ko garmā dey, jo ruḥ ko tařpā dey Pĥir wadī-e-fāran kay ĥar żarray ko chamkā dey Pĥir Shauq-e-tamāshā dey, pĥir Żauq-e-taqqāzā dey Maḥrūm-e-tamāshā ko pĥir dīdaĥ-e-bīnā dey Dekĥā ĥay jo kuch mayn nay auron ko bĥī dikĥlā dey Bĥaṫkay ĥuway āĥun ko pĥir so-aye ḥarm ley chal Is shaĥar key khawgar ko pĥir Wus’at-e-ṣeḥrā dey Paīdā dil-e-wīrān mayn pĥir shaurish-e-maḥshar kar Is maḥmil-e-khālī ko pĥir shāĥid-e-laīlā dey Is dour ki ẓulmat mayn ĥar qalb-e-parīshān ko Woĥ dāgh-e-maḥabbat dey jo chand ko sharmā dey Riff’at mayn maqāṣid ko ĥumdosh-e-šurrīyā kar Khuddāri-e-sāḥil dey, āzādī-e-daryā dey Bay-loos maḥabbat ĥo, bay-bāk ṣadāqat ĥo Sīnaun mayn ujālā kar, dil sūrat-e-mīnaĥ dey Aḥsās ‘ināyat kar ašar-e-muṣībat kā Amroz kī shaurish mayn andayshaĥ-e-fardā dey Main bulbul-e-nallān ĥaun aik ujřay gulistān kā Tāšīr kā sāil ĥaun, muĥtāj ko, dātā dey!
82 Bibliography Dur-re-Mukhtār, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Adab-ul-Mufrid-lil-Bukhārī, Dār-ul-Bashāir-ul-Islāmiyaĥ ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Fatwa-ul-Ĥadaīyaĥ, Al-Maktab-tul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Ĥadaīyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Iḥsān bittartīb Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn-e-Ḥibbān, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Kāmil fī Ḍu’fā-ir-Rijāl, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Mu’jam-us-Kabāir, Dār Iḥyā-ut-Turāš-ul-‘Arabī, Beirut. Al-Mu’jam-us-Ṣaghīr, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Muṣannaf-li-‘abd-ur-Razzāq, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Al-Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, Dār-ul-Fikr, Beirut. Al-Mustadrak, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ, Beirut. Al-Qarbaĥ li Ibn-e-Bashkawāl, Dar-ul-Kutub, Beirut. Al-Zawājir ‘an Iqtrāf al-Kabāir, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ, Beirut. Anwār-e-Jamāl-e-Muṣṭafā, Shabīr Birādāraz, Lahore. At-Tafsīrāt-ul-Aḥmadīyyaĥ, Peshawar. Baĥr-e-Sharī’at, Maktaba Razawiyyaĥ, Karachi, Pakistan. Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, Dār-ul-Fajr lit Turāš-ul-Qāĥiraĥ. Ḥilyaĥ-tul-Auliyā, Dār-ul-Kutub, Beirut. Jāmi’-ul-Tirmiżī, Dār-ul-Fikr, Beirut. Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, Razā Academy, Mumbai.
Mother of all Evils 83 Kitāb-ul-Kabāir lil-Żaĥabī, Dār-ul-Nadwaĥ-tul-Jadīdaĥ, Beirut. Kitāb-ul-Zaĥad-lil-Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Minĥāj-ul-‘Ābidīn, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Mu’allim Al-Tanzīl-lil-Baghwī, Dār-us-Salām Nishr-o-Tawzī’, Riyadh Saudi-‘Arab. Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Nuzĥat-ul-Majālis, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, Dār Iḥyā-ut-Turāš-ul-‘Arabī, Beirut. Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Dār Ibn-e-Ḥazm, Beirut. Shu’ab-ul-Īmān, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Dār Iḥyā-ut-Turāš-ul-‘Arabī, Beirut. Sunan Tirmiżī, Dār-ul-Fikr, Beirut. Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, Dār-ul-Ma’rifaĥ, Beirut Sunan Nasāī, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Tafsīr Kashāf, Dār-ul-Fikr, Beirut. Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, Quetta. Tafsīr-rul-Ṭabarī, Dār-ul-Kutub ‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut. Tażkiraĥ-tul-Wā’iẓīn, Al-Maktab, Quetta. Tażkira-tul-Auliyā, Intishārāt Ganjīnaĥ, Tehran.
82 Table of Contents Du’ā for reading the book...............................................................................iii 13 Intentions for reading this book in connection to thirteen letters of ‘Combating Wine’............................................................................................iv Two Madanī pearls....................................................................................iv Intentions ....................................................................................................iv Mother of Evils....................................................... 1 Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī......................................................................1 Mother of all evils ............................................................................................2 Was it alcohol or vinegar in the bottle?.......................................................3 Fear of the beings.............................................................................................4 Gatherings of drinking....................................................................................6 Open war against the commandments of Allah .................................6 One sin carries ten misdeeds.........................................................................8 What is alcohol?...............................................................................................10 The reason of the name ‘Khamr’...................................................................11 Ruling on alcohol .............................................................................................11 Ruling on the earnings from alcohol............................................................12 Alcohol is Ḥarām whether it is less or more...............................................12 Eight rulings regarding Khamr (alcohol).....................................................14 Ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol from ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ ...........................................................................................15 When did alcohol become impermissible?.................................................16 Four verses from the Quran regarding alcohol..........................................17 Wisdom in stepwise prohibition...................................................................20
Mother of all Evils 83 Liking of the Noble Prophet ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬..........................................21 Alarming Madanī pearls about alcohol by A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s father, Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān .................................................................................21 The difference between ‘Sharāb’ and ‘Sarāb’..............................................22 Implementation of prohibition .....................................................................23 Conduct of the Companions of the Prophet ‫ان‬َ‫و‬ ۡ ‫ض‬ّ ِ‫الر‬ ُ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ـل‬ َ ‫ع‬................................25 Difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim.....................................27 Harmful effects of drinking............................................................................28 Economic harms of alcohol............................................................................28 Medical harms of alcohol ...............................................................................29 Social harms of drinking.................................................................................30 Alcoholic cannot recognize family relations ..............................................31 Alcoholic and his households........................................................................31 Remain distant from alcoholics.....................................................................33 Madanī pearls from a prince of the Prophet...............................................34 Alcohol and Satan............................................................................................35 Satan of alcoholics ...........................................................................................36 Alcohol and the intellect.................................................................................37 Alcoholic performing Wuḍū with urine......................................................38 The alcoholic’s never ending desire .............................................................38 The biggest sin of all........................................................................................39 Blind alcoholic..................................................................................................40 Alcohol and death............................................................................................40 Attempts to prohibit alcohol.........................................................................41 Alcoholic and his faith ....................................................................................42 Five sayings of the Prophet ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ regarding an alcoholic ..43 Fate of heedless alcoholics..............................................................................44 Drinking alcohol as a medicine.....................................................................45
Table of Contents 84 Deprivation from Īmān due to alcohol........................................................46 A foolish argument..........................................................................................47 Ten harms of alcoholism................................................................................48 Curse upon the alcoholic................................................................................50 Hatred for even a drop of alcohol.................................................................50 Punishment for drinking one sip of alcohol ...............................................51 The wrath of Allah  upon alcoholic .......................................................52 Alcoholic and his Ṣalāĥ...................................................................................53 Fifteen causes for the decline of Muslims...................................................54 Different forms of punishment .....................................................................55 Punishment for the alcoholic.........................................................................56 Punishment for an alcoholic in this world..................................................57 Alcoholic’s punishment in the grave............................................................57 Deceased woman slaps a shroud thief .........................................................58 Child turns elderly ...........................................................................................59 The neck of Hell...............................................................................................59 Five punishments on the Day of Resurrection for the alcoholic ............61 The appearance of the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment.................61 Smelling fouler than a rotten corpse......................................................61 Welcome with the iron hammers...........................................................62 Horrific view of an alcoholic’s torment.................................................62 Alcoholic and the heavenly wine ..................................................................65 Alcoholic and the fragrance of Paradise......................................................66 Repent as the mercy of Allah  is immense............................................68 Door of repentance..........................................................................................68 Alcoholic became friend of Allah ..........................................................68 Virtues of showing respect.............................................................................70 An alcoholic was forgiven...............................................................................71
Mother of all Evils 85 Frightening graves............................................................................................72 Fate of an alcoholic..........................................................................................73 Corpse resembling a pig .................................................................................73 Nails of fire ........................................................................................................74 Blazed in fire......................................................................................................74 Reward of repenting in youth........................................................................74 An incident that reformed an alcoholic.......................................................75 Why are we confronting troubles? ...............................................................77 Blessings of Ṣalāĥ.............................................................................................78 Terrifying fate of those who do not offer Ṣalāĥ.........................................79 How an alcoholic became a preacher?.........................................................79 Bibliography.....................................................................................................82
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Mother Of Evils

  • 2. ‫¿/ں‬T± ‫ں‬PŠçÎ‫<ا‬ şZ Mother of Evils (An alarming discourse describing rulings and harms of alcohol) Presented by: Markazi Majlis Shura (Dawat-e-Islami) • Translated into English by: Majlis-e-Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami)
  • 3. Mother of Evils English Translation of Burayiaun ki Maa • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright © 2013 Maktaba-tul-Madinah No part of this publication may be reproduced, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without formal permission of Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Compiler: Markazi Majlis Shura (Dawat-e-Islami) Translator: Translation of Majlis Tarajim Edition: First Date of publishing: - ISBN: - Publisher: Maktaba-tul-Madinah Sponsorship Feel free to contact us if you wish to sponsor the printing of a religious book or a booklet for the Isal-e-Sawab of your deceased family member. Maktaba-tul-Madinah Alami Madani Markaz, Faizan-e-Madinah Mahallah Saudagran, Old Sabzi Mandi, Bab-ul-Madinah, Karachi, Pakistan Email: [email protected] –[email protected] Phone: 92+21-34921389-93 – 34126999 Fax: 92+21-34125858
  • 4. iii ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ٰۡ ۡۡ Du’ā for reading the book Read the following Du’ā (supplication) before studying a religious book or an Islamic lesson, ˠ  ȹ , you will remember whatever you study. ّٰ ‫لل‬ َ ‫ا‬ُ‫ه‬ ۡ ‫اف‬ َّ‫م‬ۡ‫ح‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ ۡ ‫ك‬َ‫ت‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ ۡ ‫ان‬َ‫و‬ۡ ُ ‫ش‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ۡ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ـ‬َ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫اال‬ َ ‫ذ‬ ‫ا‬ِ ۡ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ل‬ َ ۡ ‫ك‬‫ام‬َ‫ر‬ Translation Yā Allah ! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable and Glorious! (Al-Mustaṭraf, vol. 1, pp. 40) Note: Recite Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī once before and after the Du’ā.
  • 5. iv ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ٰۡ ۡۡ 13 Intentions for reading this book in connection to thirteen letters of ‘Combating Wine’ The Noble Prophet    ʄ ٖ   ʋ  said: ِ‫ن‬‫ِه‬‫ل‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ‫ِن‬ّ‫م‬ ٌ ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫خ‬ ِ‫ِن‬‫م‬ ۡ ‫ؤ‬ُ‫م‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ ُ ‫ة‬َّ‫ي‬ Which means, The intention of Muslim values more than his deed.’ (Al-Mu’jam Kabīr, vol. 6, pp. 185, Ḥadīš 5942) Two Madanī pearls C Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a righteous deed. C The more righteous intentions that are made, the greater the reward! Intentions 1-4. Every time [I read this book] I will start with Ḥamd(1) , Ṣalāwāt(2) , Ta’awwuż(3) and Tasmiyyaĥ(4) (by reading the two lines of Arabic given at the top of this page one will be acting on these four intentions). 5. For seeking pleasure of Allah , I will read this book from the beginning to the end. ٰ
  • 6. Mother of Evils v 6-7. To the best of my ability, I will try to read it whilst in the state of Wuḍu(6) and facing the Qiblaĥ(7) . 8. I will behold the Quranic verses and the blessed Aḥādīš out of reverence. 9. Wherever I come across the exalted name of Allah, I will say َ ‫ع‬‫ـ‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬َّ‫ز‬‫ـ‬ َّ ‫ل‬ , 10. and wherever I come across the blessed name of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet I will invoke ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ . 11. With the intention of acting upon the Ḥadīš َ ‫ت‬َ‫ه‬ۡ‫و‬ َ ‫اد‬‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ُّ‫اب‬َ َ ‫ت‬‫ا‬ ‘Give gifts to each other, it will enrich affection amongst you,’ (Muwaṭṭā Imām Mālik, vol. 2, pp. 407, Ḥadīš 1731) I shall buy this book (one, or as many I can afford) and will gift it to others. 12. I will continue campaign against Satan. 13. If I spot any Shar’ī mistake, I will inform the publishers in writing (verbal intimation is usually ineffective).
  • 8. 1 ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡۡ ٰ ٰ ۡۡ Mother of Evils* Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī A saint ʋ      of Islam has reported that he dreamt a person named ‘Mishṭaḥa’ after his death. He asked him, ‘How did Allah treat you?’ The deceased replied, ‘Allah forgave me.’ I asked the reason for that. He said, ‘Once I requested one of the great scholars of Ḥadīš to dictate me any Ḥadīš along with its chain of narrators. Hence, whilst dictating the Ḥadīš to me, when the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ was mentioned, the respected scholar invoked Ṣalāt upon the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ , I too recited Ṣalāt aloud and listening to me, other participants of the gathering began invoking Ṣalāt. Allah forgave all the participants of that gathering by virtue of the recitation of Ṣalāt upon the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  .’ (Al-Qarbaĥ li-Ibn-e-Bashkawāl, pp. 66, Ḥadīš 63) ‘Amal na Daykĥay yeĥ dekĥā Maḥbūb kay koochey kā ĥay gadā Maulā nay Mujĥay yūn baksh diyā ˠȹ    ˠȹ   * This speech was delivered by the Muballigh of Dawat-e-Islami, Nigrān of Markazī Majlis-e- Shūrā, Haḍrat Maulānā Muhammad Imaran Attari ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ار‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ in Urdu, on the topic of ‘Mother of Evils’ in weekly Sunnaĥ inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami at its Global Madanī Markaz, Faizan-e-Madinaĥ, Karachi on 25th Muḥarram-ul-Ḥarām 1430 AH (Thursday 22 January, 2009). It is being published with some amendments. Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ C
  • 9. Mother of Evils 2 I was not weighed up by my deeds; rather I was forgiven by virtue of being the beggar of the sacred street of Madina َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Dear Islamic brothers! Did you notice that all the participants of the gathering were forgiven just because of reciting Ṣalāt- ‘Alan-Nabī loudly. Let’s make intention to recite Ṣalāt aloud upon listening to the blessed name of our Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ while attending any religious gathering, for example, weekly Sunnaĥ inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami, the global non-political movement for propagation of Quran and Sunnaĥ. ˠ  ȹ Mother of all evils One day, whist delivering a sermon, Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin ‘Affān ʝ mentioned that he listened from the Beloved Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  : ‘Refrain from the mother of evils (alcohol) because, in the times of Banī Isrāīl, there was a very pious man who used to live in seclusion. A woman fell in love with him and she sent her servant requesting him that she would like to produce him as a witness in a certain case. The man went to her home. As he went across the doors through the home, the doors were made shut behind him, until he came in front of a very beautiful and elegant lady. A boy was standing beside her and there was a pitcher made up of glass containing alcohol. The woman said, ‘I have not called you here for giving any evidence. Instead I want that you murder this boy, or indulge in fornication with me or drink from this wine glass, and if you would refuse, I will shout and disgrace you.’ The man thought that he had no option of getting out of this difficult situation, hence, he opted for the alcohol. The lady made her drink from
  • 10. Mother of all Evils 3 wine glass. Out of intoxication, he kept on asking for more and more. He continued drinking until he commited fornication with the woman and also murdered the boy.’ The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ further said, ‘Therefore, you keep refraining from alcohol. Īmān (Faith) and the habit of drinking alcohol cannot coexist in one’s heart; (if one will do so) out of Īmān and alcohol, one will eject the other.’ (Al-Iḥsān bit-Tartīb Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn-e-Ḥabbān, vol. 7, pp. 367, Ḥadīš 5324) Dear Islamic brother! When that pious person was asked to commit fornication, he refused. When he was given the option of committing murder, he refused, but when he was asked to drink alcohol, that poor pious man thought that the last option would save him from the very harmful acts of fornication and murder. And so, he drank the alcohol but due to its curse he ended up committing both the other major sins. Actually, he unfortunately chose the key to sins. By him choosing the sin of drinking alcohol, it opened many other doors of sins for him. Islam has declared alcohol as Ḥarām forever due to these very destructive outcomes. In addition to several other detrimental evils, drinking alcohol has also become a cult of our society. It has destroyed the very fabric of society. In the past, people used to drink alcohol secretly. They would drink secretly so that nobody can see them. Was it alcohol or vinegar in the bottle? It has been reported that once Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq ʝ was walking through one of the streets of Madīnaĥ Munawwaraĥ. He      ʝ saw a young man who had a bottle hidden in his clothes. He ʝ asked, ‘O young man! What are you hiding in your clothes?’ The bottle
  • 11. Mother of Evils 4 contained alcohol in it. The young man felt so embarrassed that he could not disclose this to Amīr-ul-Muminīn ʝ . Therefore, he repented instantly in his heart and supplicated: ‘O Allah! Please do not embarrass me in front of Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq ʝ . Please conceal my fault today; I will never drink alcohol again.’ Thereafter he said, ‘O Amīr-ul-Muminīn ʝ ! This is a bottle of vinegar.’ He ʝ asked for it to be shown. When the young man showed it, it was vinegar, indeed. (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, pp. 27-28) Tū nay dunyā main bĥī ‘Aybūon ko cĥupāyā Yā Khudā Ḥashr main bhi lāj rakĥ laynā keh Tū Sattār ĥay You have concealed my faults in this world O Allah! Please conceal my sins on the Day of Judgement as well, as you are Sattar Fear of the beings Dear Islamic brothers! In the past, the sinful people used to fear facing embarrassment because of their sins being exposed to the people of the society. If they found themselves in such a situation where their sins would be revealed to others, they would make sincere and whole-hearted repentance in the court of Allah and beg Him to conceal their sins, as related above regarding the youngster who repented due to the fear of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , and Allah accepted his true repentance by changing the alcohol of bottle into vinegar so that no one could become aware of his sin. If someone feels guilty and truly repents, Allah changes the alcohol of disobedience into the vinegar of obedience. There had been a time when sinners would at least have fear of the people in their hearts and would refrain from drinking openly. Unfortunately,
  • 12. Mother of all Evils 5 alcohol is common and openly consumed in these times. Even in Islamic countries some people add alcohol in the menu of important social and business events just to maintain their so called status or for the purpose of boasting. This tendency has created a huge number of addicts among youngsters and even women are indulging in this evil act. It is Ḥarām for one to arrange alcohol openly for others to drink even though he doesn’t consume it himself. He who is aware that the event or party includes alcohol in the menu should remind himself that the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ has forbade from sitting at a dining mat that includes drinking of alcohol. (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 489, Ḥadīš 3774, Maltaqṭā) Another Ḥadīš reported by Sayyidunā Jābir ʝ mentions that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever believes in Allah and the Day of Judgement, should not sit at a dining mat where alcohol is served out.’ (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 366, Ḥadīš 2810, Maltaqṭā) Hence, if it is known that a party, gathering or any social event includes alcohol, one should never attend such gathering, otherwise he will deserve hellfire as the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ has said, ‘Those who make gathering with some drunkard, Allah will group them together in the hellfire so they will come near each other blaming. Each one will say to the other: May Allah not bestow you with good return as it is you who has made me come to this place. Then the other one will also reply in the same way.’ (Kitāb Al-Kabāir liz-Żaĥbī, pp. 95) If someone makes an excuse that the alcoholic beverages in a party are for the non-Muslims, he should ponder over the saying of Haḍrat Maulānā Muhammad Amjad Alī ‘Azmī ʋۡ , ‘It is Ḥarām to serve alcohol to a Kāfir (unbeliever) or a child even as a means of cure, and there is sin upon the person who serves it.’
  • 13. Mother of Evils 6 (Al-Ḥadīyaĥ, vol. 2, pp. 398) Some Muslims arrange parties for unbelievers and also serve them alcohol; the penalty for such drinking is upon these Muslims. (Bahr-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3 pp. 672) Gatherings of drinking In order to learn about the extent of alcoholism and indecency on a New Year’s Eve in Pakistan, please read the following news. ‘Yesterday for the New Year’s Eve, special parties were arranged even though the weather was very cold. The parties included singing, dancing and drinking. Youngsters continued screaming and shouting on Mall Road and in the vicinity of Fortress stadium, Lahore. There were no rooms available in famous and even normal hotels of the city. Many organisations and rich people had already booked rooms in advance for holding secret parties. Police arrested dozens of drunken people and bottles of alcohol were seized.’ Ay khāṣṣa Khāṣān-e-Rūsūl waqt-e-du’ā ĥay Ummat paĥ Tayrī ā kay ‘ajab waqt pařā ĥay Faryād ĥay ay kashtī-e-ummat kay Negĥaybān Beyřa yeĥ tabāĥī kay qarīb ān lagā ĥay O best of all Rasūls, it is the time of prayer Hard times have come upon your Ummaĥ We call you for help O Saviour of the boat of the Ummaĥ Our boat is just about to sink Open war against the commandments of Allah  Few youngsters of Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi, Pakistan planned a get-together on 7th Ramadan-ul-Mubārak 1428 AH (September 21st , 2007). The party included drinking and eating, along with
  • 14. Mother of all Evils 7 dancing. There were 40 friends in total. As soon as the evening fell and street lights lit that area, people made their way to present themselves in the court of Allah for offering Ṣalāĥ whereas these youngsters gathered together and started singing, dancing and drinking. They caused too much of noise in the colony. Some of the youngsters got drunk too much and fell on the ground. Other friends laughed out aloud at their drunken friends and continued drinking excessively. Drinks were consumed one after another. They were losing senses with the passage of time and were tumbling on the ground one after the other due to intoxication. Suddenly one friend asked the other one, ‘What has happed to these all? Why have they slept?’ Both looked alarmingly at each other and realised the situation. Police were then immediately called. When the police arrived, 27 youngsters had died and others were struggling for their survival and were taken to hospital. Finally this dancing and drinking party, held in the blessed month of Ramadan, became a party of death and 36 youngsters lost their lives due to consuming the poison of alcohol. Jo kuch ĥayn woĥ sab apnay hi ĥatĥaun kay hain kartūt Shikwa ĥay zamānay kā naĥ qismat say gila ĥay Dikĥay ĥayn yeĥ din apnī ĥī ghaflat kī badaūlat Such ĥay kaĥ buray kām kā anjām būrā ĥay Whatever has happened is the result of our own deeds No blame can be given to fate or time These days have come due to our own heedlessness No doubt, ‘As you sow, so shall you reap’ If we look around us, we will be astonished to see that alcohol, adultery and nudity have become norms of our society. Is there any city in our country where alcohol is not available, and where
  • 15. Mother of Evils 8 personal stories of indecency are not mentioned proudly by the people! Nudity and indecency is visible on roads, shops and marketplaces in nearly every city. You will be surprised to know that there are 27 companies in Pakistan alone that import alcohol from abroad and sell it openly in different cities. Alcohol has penetrated our society to the extent that it is drunk and served in our wedding parties and functions, and even at the events arranged in celebration of passing the exams. Dancing and singing has become part and parcel of our wedding ceremonies. Even very decent families permit their daughters to take their scarves off and dance on such occasions. Consequently, our society has fallen victim not only to the flood of nudism but also to the evil of alcohol which is being drunk, served and sold openly. People have become so fearless that they even do not refrain from arranging alcohol serving gatherings in the sacred month of Ramadan. Just ponder for a while! Is this not ridiculing the commandments of Allah ? Undoubtedly, it is utter disobedience and an open war against Allah and His Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ . Waḍ’ mayn tum ĥo Naṣranī tū tamaddun mayn ĥunūd Yeĥ Musalmān ĥayn! Jinĥayn daykĥ kay shrmāyn Yaĥūd Your appearance is like that of Christians and culture like that of Hindus, Jews would feel shame looking at Muslims of these times. One sin carries ten misdeeds Dear Islamic brothers, a person commits just one sin but this poor soul doesn’t know that ten faults are hidden in this single sin.
  • 16. Mother of all Evils 9 1. When a person commits a sin, he displeases Allah , his Creator, Who has full control over of him all the time. 2. He pleases the one who is the most cursed one in the court of Allah i.e. Satan; who is not only his enemy but also enemy of Allah . 3. He distances himself from the excellent place i.e. Paradise. 4. He draws close to a very terrible place i.e. Hell. 5. Though he loves his own self deeply but treats it cruelly indirectly by committing the sin. 6. He makes himself impure whereas Allah had created him pure. 7. He becomes a cause of pain to his companions who never cause pain to him i.e. those angels who are deputed for his protection. 8. He makes earth, sky, day, night and Muslims witness to his sins, and hence he upsets them. 9. By virtue of his sin, he distresses his Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ . 10. He commits a sort of violation (of rights) of all the Creation of Almighty Allah , whether they are human beings or any other creation. Violation of human rights is in the sense that he becomes ineligible (if someone needs him as a witness) because of his sins. Violation of rights of other creations is in the sense that rainfall is prevented from all the creation as a consequence of the sins of human beings. Therefore a person should refrain from sinning because committing sins is self-harming. (Tażkira-tul-Wā’iẓin, pp. 297-299)
  • 17. Mother of Evils 10 Zamīn bujĥ say meray paĥṫī naĥī ĥay Yeĥ Tayrā ĥī to ĥay karam Yā Ilāĥī Bařī koshishayn kī gunāĥ cĥořney kī Raĥey Ah! Nā-kām ĥam Yā Ilāĥī The earth does not split owing to the weight of my grave sins, this is all because of Your benevolence, O Allah We have tried our level best to refrain from sins but all in vain, O Allah What is alcohol? Let’s try to understand now ‘What is alcohol?’ and ‘Why has Islam ordered us to refrain from it?’ On page 671 of Bahar-e-Sharī’at, volume 3 [the 1250-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholar Muftī Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī ʋۡ has mentioned that in the Arabic dictionary the word ‘Sharāb’ is referred to something which is consumed for drinking, whereas, in terms of Fuqaĥā (Islamic Jurisprudence), ‘Sharāb’ is referred to something that intoxicates. It has many kinds. One of its kinds is ‘Khamr’ i.e. wine which is made up from grapes. It is raw juice of grapes that has been fermented and has gained intensity. According to Imām-e-A’ẓam ʝ , for becoming wine, frothing in it is necessary. Sometimes all kinds of wine are referred to ‘Khamr’ metaphorically. (Al-Fatāwā al-Ĥindiyyaĥ, vol. 5, pp. 409; Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 32) Imām Ḥāfiẓ Muhammad bin Aḥmad Żaĥabī (died in 748 A.H.) has mentioned in his book ‘ ِ‫ك‬َ‫ت‬ُ‫اب‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ب‬‫ا‬ِ ’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir) that every such thing is termed as ‘Khamr’ that impairs the senses, whether it is wet or dry; eaten or drunk. (Kitāb Al-Kabāir, pp. 92)
  • 18. Mother of all Evils 11 The reason of the name ‘Khamr’ Sayyidunā Imām Abū ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 974 A.H.) has mentioned in his book ‘ ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ت‬ِ‫اف‬‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ ’ that the reason of calling it ‘Khamr’ is that it conceals the brain power. The scarf of a woman is known as ‘Khimār’ for the same reason because it hides her face. Similarly, a person who hides his witness is called ‘Khāmir’. Alcohol is also known as ‘Khamr’ because it is kept covered until fermentation. The following words of Ḥadīš indicate similar word origin: ۡ‫و‬ُ‫ِر‬ ّ َ ‫خ‬‫ا‬ ٰ ‫ا‬ِ‫ن‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ ُ ‫ك‬ۡ‫م‬ i.e. cover your utensils. (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 3, pp. 591, Ḥadīš 5623, Maltaqṭā) According to few lexicographers, the reason of calling it ‘Khamr’ is that it upsets the senses. An Arabic proverb is also derived from the same root: َ‫ر‬َ‫ام‬ َ ‫خ‬ُ‫ه‬ٌ‫اء‬ َ ‫د‬ i.e. Disease has upset him. (Al-Zawājir ‘An Iqtrāf-ul-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 292) Ruling on alcohol Sayyidunā Imām Nu’aīm Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāĥ Aṣfaĥānī  ‫ہ‬   has quoted in ‘Ḥilya-tul-Auliyā’ that once, fermented ‘Nabīz’ (that may cause intoxication) contained in a pitcher was brought in the blessed court of the Beloved Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  . He ʄʋٖ said, ‘Throw it against the wall because it is a beverage for one who does not believe in Allah and in the Day of Judgment.’ (Ḥilya-tul-Auliyā, vol. 6, pp. 159, Ḥadīš 8148) The Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Every intoxicant is wine and every intoxicant is Ḥarām.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1109, Ḥadīš 2003) It is mentioned in a Ḥadīš that the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Every intoxicant is wine and every wine is Ḥarām.’ (ibid)
  • 19. Mother of Evils 12 Ruling on the earnings from alcohol Dear Islamic brothers! As it is Ḥarām to drink alcohol; it’s trading and earnings are also Ḥarām. The Great Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Alcohol and its value (i.e. earnings), carrion and earnings from it, pig and earnings from it have been declared Ḥarām by Allah .’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 387, Ḥadīš 3488, Maltaqṭā) In one of the Aḥādīš, the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ stated, ‘When Allah declared eating of fat (of kidneys, intestines and stomach) Ḥarām for Jews, they sold it and consumed earnings from it. So, when Allah declares anything Ḥarām for some nation, He also declares earnings from it Ḥarām.’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 387, Ḥadīš 3488, Maltaqṭā) Alcohol is Ḥarām whether it is less or more The Merciful Prophet ʄʋ has stated, ‘Anything that causes intoxication when consumed in more quantity is also Ḥarām in small quantity.’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 459, Ḥadīš 3681) The Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋ has stated, ‘If a ‘Farq’ (a unit of weight equivalent to 16 ratals) of some thing can cause intoxication, a handful of it is also Ḥarām.’ (Jāmi’-ul-Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 343, Ḥadīš 1873) On page 672 of Bahar-e-Sharī’at, volume 3 [the 1250-page book publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: The renowned Islamic scholar Muftī Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī ʋۡ has mentioned that ‘Khamr’ is in itself absolutely Ḥarām. Its prohibition is proven from
  • 20. Mother of all Evils 13 ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’1 and there is consensus of the Ummaĥ on alcohol being Ḥarām. Its use, whether more or less in quantity, is Ḥarām. It is impure just like urine. Its impurity is categorised as ‘Nijāsat-e- Ghlaīẓaĥ’ i.e. major impurity. Whoever claims alcohol to be Ḥalāl is Kāfir (unbeliever) because he has denied ‘Naṣ-e-Qurānī’ i.e. Quranic injunction. Alcohol is not ‘‫م‬ِ ّ‫و‬ َ ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ُ‫م‬’ (liable for compensation) to a Muslim i.e. if someone wastes a Muslim’s alcohol, he will not be liable to pay recompense. It is not permissible to buy it or to obtain any sort of benefit from it and it is not permissible to use it as a medicine. It is not permissible to make some animal drink it, nor is it allowed for soaking the clay. It is not permissible to use it in preparation of suppository. He who drinks alcohol will be punished according to the Islamic law even if he has not suffered intoxication. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 33, etc) It is also impermissible to use it in treatment of the wounds of animals. (Al-Fatāwā al-Ĥindiyyaĥ, vol. 5, pp. 410) The juice of grapes that has been cooked until less than two thirds is evaporated i.e. more than one third is left, and if it is intoxicant, it is also Ḥarām and impure. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, Kitāb Al-Ashariyyaĥ, vol. 10, pp. 36) Water containing ‘Raṭab’ i.e. un-dehydrated dates and water containing soaked Munaqqay (big currants) when undergo fermentation and become frothy is also Ḥarām and impure. (ibid, pp. 37) Wines made up from honey, fig, buckwheat, barley, etc. are also Ḥarām. (Dūr-re-Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 39-40) For example, in India, wine is made from ‘Maĥway’ (a tree which has red and sallow coloured leaves, its fruit is round in shape and similar to dry date), if it intoxicates, it is Ḥarām. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3, pp. 672) 1 ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’ is that clear evidence which is present in the Holy Quran or Ḥadīš Mutawātaraĥ. (Fatāwā Faqīĥ Millat, vol. 1, pp. 204)
  • 21. Mother of Evils 14 Eight rulings regarding Khamr (alcohol) Mullā Aḥmad Jīwan Ḥanafī ʋ has quoted the following eight rulings regarding ‘Khamr’ in ‘Tafsīrāt-e-Aḥmadīyyaĥ’. 1. According to us, Khamr (alcohol) is ‘Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī’. Its prohibition is not linked with intoxication and it is not Ḥarām for the reason of intoxication. According to some people, intoxication caused by it is Ḥarām because this causes debauchery and prevents from the remembrance of Allah and from offering Ṣalāĥ. It should be noted that, according to us, the aforementioned belief is Kufr (unbelief) because it is a denial of (an injunction of) the Book of Allah . Allah has declared it as Rijs (impure) and Rijs is always ‘Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī’. There is consensus of the Ummaĥ on this ruling and same is also proven from the Sunnaĥ. Therefore, Khamr (alcohol) is Ḥarām Li’ayniĥī. 2. Khamr (alcohol) is ‘Nijāsat-e-Ghlaīẓaĥ’ i.e. a major impurity just like urine, and is proven as such by absolute injunctions. 3. It is of no value for Muslims. If someone wastes (destroys) or takes over a Muslim’s alcohol, he will not be liable to pay any compensation. Its trading is not allowed because Allah has declared it impure to discredit it, hence, to value it, will be considered as crediting it and tending to void its discredit; although as per bona fide tradition, alcohol is considered in holdings. 4. It is Ḥarām to obtain any sort of benefit from Khamr (alcohol) because it is Najis. It is Ḥarām to obtain benefit
  • 22. Mother of all Evils 15 from impure things, and Allah has also ordered us to refrain from it. 5. It is Kufr to consider Khamr (alcohol) as Ḥalāl (lawful), as it would be refusal of an absolute injunction of the Glorious Quran. 6. ‘Ḥad’ (Islamic punishment) will be meted out to the one found guilty of drinking alcohol, even if he has not suffered intoxication. 7. Once Khamr (alcohol) is prepared, it does not change its composition upon further cooking i.e. it remains Ḥarām. 8. However, according to the Ḥanafī school of thought, it is permissible to convert Khamr (alcohol) into vinegar. (Al-Tafsīrāt-tul-Aḥmadīyyaĥ, pp. 369) Ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol from ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī َ‫ر‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬ ُ ‫ة‬ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬‫ه‬ ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī ʋ has quoted ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol which are as follows: 1. Alcohol has been mentioned along with gambling, idols and arrow-betting (a kind of gambling), and these all are Ḥarām. 2. Alcohol was declared as impure, and impure things are always Ḥarām. 3. Alcohol has been declared satanic act and satanic acts are Ḥarām.
  • 23. Mother of Evils 16 4. It has been ordered to refrain from alcohol. It is Ḥarām to commit any act refraining from which has been declared ‘Farḍ’ (obligatory). 5. Salvation was made conditional with refraining from alcohol. Hence, it became Farḍ to refrain from it, and its consumption became Ḥarām. 6. Satan causes hostility among people by virtue of alcohol, and hostility is Ḥarām. The cause of a Ḥarām thing is also Ḥarām. 7. Satan causes hatred among people by virtue of alcohol and hatred is Ḥarām. 8. Satan prevents one from the remembrance of Allah through alcohol, and to prevent from the remembrance of Allah is Ḥarām. 9. Satan prevents one from offering Ṣalāĥ through alcohol and anything that prevents from offering Ṣalāĥ is Ḥarām. 10. Allah has ordered us to refrain from alcohol in an interrogative way i.e. ‘Are you not going to refrain from it?’ This also shows the impermissibility of alcohol. (Raḍḍ-ul- Mukhtār, vol. 10, pp. 33) When did alcohol become impermissible? ‘Allāmaĥ Sayyid Muhammad Na’īmuddīn Murādābādī ۡ ʋ    has mentioned in ‘Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān’ that alcohol became Ḥarām in 3 A.H, a few days after the Battle of Aḥzāb. (Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, part 2, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219)
  • 24. Mother of all Evils 17 Four verses from the Quran regarding alcohol Before the advent of Islam, there was a fully established tradition of drinking alcohol; it was not considered as an evil in social as well as religious perspective. Therefore, many people were habitual of drinking alcohol. Islam unfolded its harms in steps and finally ordered its abandonment. On pages 545-547 of the book ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul- Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: Islamic scholars have stated that there are four verses regarding the prohibition of alcohol. In the first verse, it is ordained that: ۡ ٰ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ٰ ٰۡۡ ۡ And from the fruits of date and grapes, for you make juices and good nourishment from them; indeed in this is a sign for people of intellect. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 14, Sūraĥ al-Naḥl, Verse 67) Muslims continued drinking alcohol because it was still permissible. Companions like Sayyidunā ‘Umar Al-Fārūq ʝ and Sayyidunā Mu’āż ʝ requested in the court of the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ to pass a verdict regarding alcohol because it impairs the intellect and wastes money. In consequence, Allah imposed the following commandment:
  • 25. Mother of Evils 18 ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۤ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ۡ ‘They ask you the decree regarding wine and gambling; say (O Beloved Prophet Muhammad), “In both lies great sin, and also some worldly benefit for people - and their sin is greater than their benefit.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 219) The Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Undoubtedly, Allah is drawing our attention towards prohibition of alcohol, therefore if anyone possesses alcohol, he must sell it out.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 851, Ḥadīš 1578, Maltaqṭā) Some people abandoned alcohol because of the part ‘ ۡ ‫ِث‬‫ا‬ٌ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ِ‫ب‬ٌ ۡ‫ي‬ ’ (it is major sin), and few continued because of the description of the Quran ‘ ُ‫ِع‬‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اس‬َّ‫ِلن‬‫ل‬ ’ (There are some worldly benefits in it). Once Sayyidunā Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Awf ʝ prepared meal and invited a few companions ; alcohol was also served. Guests got intoxicated and lost their senses. When the time of Maghrib arrived, one of the companions stepped forward and led the Maghrib prayer. He committed a mistake in reciting these verses of the Holy Quran: ۙ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓ ۡ ۙ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ1 He recited ۡ ‫ع‬ َ ‫ا‬ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ instead of ۤ َ ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ ۡ ‫ع‬ َ ‫ا‬ , meaning that, he left the word َ before َ ‫ا‬ ۡ ‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ ; consequently, Allah revealed the following verse: 1 You say: Neither do I worship what you worship.
  • 26. Mother of all Evils 19 ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ ‘O People who believe! Do not approach the Ṣalāĥ when you are intoxicated until you have enough sense to understand what you say...’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Sūraĥ al-Nisā, Verse 43) Thus, intoxicants were declared Ḥarām during Ṣalāĥ times. After revelation of the above verse, some people considered it as Ḥarām upon them and said, ‘There is no goodness in such a substance that becomes an obstacle between us and Ṣalāĥ’, and some used to abandon it during Ṣalāĥ times. Some people would drink after ‘Ishā Ṣalāĥ so that they could sober up before Fajr Ṣalāĥ and some would drink after Fajr in order to regain senses before Ẓuĥr Ṣalāĥ. Once Sayyidunā ‘Itbān bin Mālik ʝ invited Muslims at a meal and roasted the head of a camel for them. All ate it together and drank alcohol until they got intoxicated. They began boasting and insulting each other. They uttered couplets and someone read a poem which insulted the Anṣār whilst showing the pride of his own tribe. An Anṣārī took the jaw bone of the camel and hit the head of one of the companions. He was injured severely and presented himself in the blessed court of the Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ to launch complain against that Anṣārī companion. After this incident, Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ prayed in the court of Allah and requested: ‘O Allah ! Bestow us with an explicit injunction regarding alcohol. Hence Allah revealed the following commandment:
  • 27. Mother of Evils 20 ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡۡۡ ۡۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡۡ ۡۡ ۡ ۡ ٰۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ‘O People who Believe! Wine, and gambling, and idols, and the darts are impure - the works of Satan, therefore keep avoiding them so that you may succeed.’ The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer; so have you desisted? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 90-91) This order was revealed after the Battle of Aḥzāb and Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ said, ‘O Allah we have refrained.’ (Mu’allim Al-Tanzīl-lil-Baghwī, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ, vol. 1, pp. 140, Ḥadīš 219) Wisdom in stepwise prohibition Sayyidunā Imām Fakhruddīn Rāzī ۡ ʋ    has reported, ‘The wisdom in the stepwise prohibition of alcohol was that Allah knew that these people are very fond of alcohol and also earn huge profit from it. If alcohol was prohibited at once by a single commandment, it would have been difficult for them. Therefore, being kind to them, prohibitions were laid in steps.’ (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 2, pp. 396) Dear Islamic brothers! It can be deduced from stepwise prohibition of alcohol that firstly the companions were taught the lesson of purity and cleanliness so that they
  • 28. Mother of all Evils 21 themselves could realise the harmful and damaging effects of alcohol and thus begin to detest it. When a few unpleasant incidents happened, which were the consequence of alcoholism, everybody started feeling resentment towards alcohol. And so, the ultimate commandment regarding the absolute prohibition of alcohol was imposed. َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Liking of the Noble Prophet َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ه‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ِ ِ‫ل‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ Two bowls were presented in the court of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ in the Night of Mi’rāj (Ascension). There was milk in one bowl and alcohol in the other and he was allowed to choose any one from the two. Hence, the Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ chose the bowl of milk, it was then said, ‘You have chosen nature because if you had opted for the bowl of alcohol then your Ummaĥ would have gone astray.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 104, Ḥadīš 169; Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 2, pp. 437, Ḥadīš 3394) Alarming Madanī pearls about alcohol by A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s father, Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān ʋ has mentioned in his book ‘ ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ َ َُ‫م‬ َ ۡ ‫ا‬ۡ‫ح‬ َ ‫وض‬ۡ ِ‫ف‬ ۡ ‫ف‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ‫س‬ِ ۡ‫ي‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬‫ة‬ۡ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬َ ۡ ‫ش‬ َ ‫ن‬ ۡ ‫ح‬ ’ which is famously known as ‘Anwār-e-Jamāl-e-Muṣṭafā’: ‘Alcohol is a cause of heedlessness, and heedlessness is the outcome of worldliness.’ It is commonly observed that an intoxicated person walks about here and there unconsciously, and the one who cannot find an overt path, how would he be able to find the covert (spiritual) path! If one takes the meaning of worldliness as ‘fondness towards worldly things’ then it is also evident that just like alcohol that makes one lose
  • 29. Mother of Evils 22 his senses, ‘fondness towards worldliness’ also makes one negligent of Allah and distracts him from pondering over his afterlife. The way too much consumption of alcohol causes one’s head to spin, likewise the one who hankers after worldly things has his mind fully and constantly occupied in it. As it is said that alcohol is the key of all evils; similarly, the love of this world is the root cause of all sins. Alcohol is similar to mirage1 . A person becomes aware of his ignorance when he reaches the mirage, likewise, when a drunken person is intoxicated, people laugh at him and he suffers embarrassment on regaining his senses. The difference between ‘Sharāb’ and ‘Sarāb’ In the Arabic language the words ‘Sharāb (Alcohol)’ and ‘Sarāb (mirage, or an illusion)’ has a difference of only three dots, pointing towards three alarming Madanī pearls. 1. Embarrassment after realisation of mirage lasts for a few moments only, whereas the embarrassment caused by alcohol remains with one in all three stages i.e. in the world, Barzakh (life period after the worldly life and before the Day of Judgement) and on the Day of Judgement. The alcoholic is untrustworthy in the world; he is wretched and deprived in Barzakh and will be tormented on the Day of Judgement. 2. The word for alcohol, ‘Sharāb,’ is constituted of two words ‘Shar’ i.e. all evil and ‘Āb’ i.e. water. Hence, alcohol is such 1 An effect caused by hot air in deserts or on roads, which makes you think you can see that there is some water which is not there infact.
  • 30. Mother of all Evils 23 bad and abominable water which only contains evil in it and every evil thing has a destructive ending. 3. Alcohol is known as Khamr in Arabic. The letter ‘Khā’ represents ‘Khabaš’ i.e. immorality, the letter ‘Mīm’ symbolises ‘Maqīt’ i.e. loathsome and the letter ‘Rā’ indicates refuted. Truly, the alcoholic is immoral, an enemy of Allah and is rejected. No doubt alcohol is the mother of evils and whoever drinks it, becomes rejected and deserves the wrath of Allah . (Anwār-e-Jamāl-e-Mustafa, pp. 280) Implementation of prohibition Regular drunkards when realised that alcohol causes the displeasure of Allah and his Rasūl ʄʋٖ instantly discarded alcoholism. They discharged it away in the streets, and for many days the odour of alcohol could be smelt from the surroundings but no one dared to drink it. According to one narration, the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ got collected all the stocks of alcohol from the people of Madinaĥ at one place and drained it away with his own blessed hands. Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar ʝ quoted: One day I was present in the blessed court of the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ . Suddenly he ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever has any amount of alcohol available with him should bring it to me!’ Upon listening to this order, all departed towards their homes without delay. They brought all their stocks. Some brought vessels while others fetched containers of alcohol. When everyone had brought what they had, he ʄʋٖ said, ‘Place all of this alcohol in the ‘field of Baqī’ and let me know when this is done.’ This order was obeyed instantly and when the Beloved Rasūl ٖ   ʋ      ʄ  started walking towards
  • 31. Mother of Evils 24 ‘Baqī-e-Gharqad’, I also joined him. Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq ʝ met us on the way; the Beloved of Allah ʄʋٖ brought him to his right side and I came to the left, and after sometime Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ also met us on the way. The Prophet of Allah ʄʋٖ took him to his left side and I was asked to go behind. We all reached where the alcohol was placed. He ʄʋٖ asked the people, ‘Do you all know what this is?’ All replied, ‘Yes, O Prophet ʄʋٖ ! We know that this is alcohol.’ He ʄʋٖ said, ‘You have spoken the truth (but remember), concerning alcohol, Allah has cursed alcohol, the one who extracts it, the one whom it is extracted for, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who brings it, the one whom it is brought for, the one who sells and buys it, and all those who eat from its earnings.’ He ʄʋٖ then asked for a knife to be brought and ordered it to be sharpened. When it was sharpened, he ʄʋٖ started to slit the leather containers of alcohol. People humbly asked, ‘O Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ ! If only the alcohol is disposed of and the containers are not slit, they can be reused later on.’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘I also know this very well but I am doing this to avoid the anger of Allah because I fear that there may be risk of the displeasure of Allah even in benefiting from these containers.’ When Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ saw the resentment of the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ , he ʝ requested, ‘O Prophet ʄʋٖ ! Please order me! I can easily do that.’ But he ʄʋٖ said, ‘No, I will do this thing myself.’ (Al- Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 199-200, Ḥadīš 7310) The act of the Most Blessed Rasūl ʄʋٖ , slitting the leather containers with his own blessed hands was to show the intense resentment that he ʄʋٖ had for alcohol.
  • 32. Mother of all Evils 25 Even upon the request of Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , he ʄʋٖ did not assigned that task to him. Conduct of the Companions of the Prophet ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ـل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ض‬ّ ِ‫الر‬ ُ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬‫ان‬َ‫و‬  Regarding the region the companions of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ belonged to, Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik ʝ has mentioned, ‘When alcohol was prohibited, there was nothing more lavish for the people of Arabia than alcoholism in those times, and there was no commandment so hard for them than this prohibition.’ (Mu’allim Al-Tanzīl-lil-Baghawrī, Al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 1, pp. 140) Dear Islamic brothers! There were many amongst the companions of the Prophet who, before embracing Islam, were already aware of the harmful effects of alcohol and would dislike it. Sayyidunā Ḥāfiz Shaĥābuddīn Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar ‘Asqalānī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 852 A.H.) has stated that Sayyidunā ‘Abdul Raḥmān bin ‘Awf ʝ is amongst those who would consider alcohol Ḥaram even in the era of ignorance. (Al-Aṣābaĥ fī-Tammīz al-Ṣaḥābaĥ, Al-Raqam 5195, ‘Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Awf, vol. 4, pp. 293) It is narrated regarding Sayyidunā ‘Abbās bin Mardās ʝ that he ʝ was asked in era of ignorance, ‘Why don’t you drink alcohol whereas it increases the temperature of the body.’ He replied, ‘I do not hold my ignorance in my own hands to pour it in my stomach and also, being chief of my people, I don’t like to wake up in the morning having spent my evening like a fool.’ (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ: 219, vol. 2, pp. 401) When alcohol was prohibited, by that time the teachings of Islam were so firmly integrated and deeply embedded in the
  • 33. Mother of Evils 26 hearts and souls of the companions that bowing their heads before any commandment of Allah and his Rasūl ʄʋٖ had become a part of their instinct. Sayyidunā Buraīdaĥ ʝ has stated: We were three or four friends who were once drinking alcohol. I stood up and proceeded to the blessed court of the Most Honourable Prophet ʄʋٖ and paid Salām. There I came to know that the injunction of the prohibition of alcohol has been imposed. I rushed towards my friends and recited the verses of prohibition over there. They were still busy in drinking and holding vessels in their hands, meaning that they had drunk some alcohol and some was still remaining in the bottles, but as soon as they came to know that alcohol has become Ḥarām, they all invoked: ‘! ۡ ‫ِن‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ! ۡ ‫ِن‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ’ i.e. O our Rab! We abandon alcohol listening to Your commandment. (Tafsīr Al-Ṭabarī, Al-Mai’daĥ, Taḥat-tul-Ayaĥ 91, vol. 5, pp. 36, Ḥadīš 12527, Mafĥumā) Another similar narration is reported from Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik ʝ . He ʝ said, ‘We had alcohol made up from raw dates which was not cooked on fire. I was serving it to so-and-so. Suddenly a person came and informed us that alcohol has been declared Ḥarām; therefore all of them said to me, ‘O Anas! Drain away these pitchers.’ Sayyidunā Anas ʝ said, ‘The Companions never argued about it after knowing its prohibition and never look at it again.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 3, pp. 216, Ḥadīš 4617) Maḥabbat mayn apnī gumā Yā Ilāĥī  Na Pāun mayn apna patā Yā Ilāĥī  Raĥūn mast-o-bay-khud mayn Tayrī wilā mayn Pilā jām aysā pilā Yā Ilāĥī 
  • 34. Mother of all Evils 27 Make me lost in Your love, O Allah  Such that I even forget about my self O Allah  May I remain intoxicated in Your love Make me sip such a drink, O Allah  Difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim Salute to the blessed companions. As soon as they came to know that drinking the alcohol results in displeasure of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ they meticulously refrained from it. This is the characteristic and speciality of believers of Islam that they do not even glance at such things which have been prohibited by the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ , due to their firm belief that every commandment of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ carries blessings and boons for them. Some American doctors and thinkers have done research regarding the prohibition of alcohol in Islam and became astonished realizing the harmful effects of alcohol. They thus became committed to save their nation from this curse through physical, financial, and sincere efforts. The campaign against alcohol continued in full swing for 14 years in America and Europe. All sophisticated methods of media were employed in order to evoke abhorrence towards alcohol amongst the people. According to one reference, 60 million US dollars were spent in this campaign. Government faced loss of 2.5 billon British pounds. 300 people were given capital punishment. About half a million people were imprisoned, heavy fines were imposed and properties were ceased but all in vain. Finally government surrendered and alcohol was declared legal in 1933. Dear Islamic brothers! This is the real difference between Muslims and non-Muslims. When Muslims received the commandment from their Allah , they even broke those
  • 35. Mother of Evils 28 wine glasses which were half drunk and half remaining, whereas non-Muslims adopted all possible strategies in order to eliminate alcohol from their society but all in vain. Harmful effects of drinking Dear Islamic brothers! Drinking is the cause of numerous physical and spiritual ailments. It gives birth to several moral, economical and social evils. Economic harms of alcohol To realize the annual financial deficit caused by alcohol to a country like Britain in these modern times, read the following report released by the British government: According to a government report, the cost to bear the excessive drinking of alcohol amounts up to 20 billion British pounds per annum. According to an estimate of the regulatory body under the Prime Minister, annually thousands of working hours are wasted due to being late for or not doing work correctly because of drinking. The generation is being sunk in the abyss of alcoholism. Billions of British pounds are spent in order to deal with alcoholic related crimes and subsequent economic problems. Annually, 22000 people die due to alcohol consumption. Reporters claim that the harmful effects of excessive alcoholism would be even more than their estimation. 120000 incidents of violence occur every year due to alcohol. 40% of casualties that are brought in hospitals and emergency departments are victim of alcohol. From midnight until 5 am this figure rises to 70%. About 130 000 children in the country get negative influence
  • 36. Mother of all Evils 29 on their personality due to their alcoholic parents and these children suffer serious problems later in their life. These reports indicate that one out of every three men and one out of every five women is drunkard. Besides this, the trend of drinking alcohol amongst the youth is also on the rise. The age group of drinking alcohol as a pastime has now fallen in the range of 16 to 24 years. The British ministers are attempting to devise some effective strategy in order to counter the plague of alcoholism. Medical harms of alcohol According to a report, a psychiatrist who has been treating alcoholics for 30 years has said that people drink in order to attain peace and composure, decrease their temper and to eliminate depression and despair. Instead they become afflicted with heart complications, blood pressure, sugar and impairment of liver and kidney. On page 426 of Faīzan-e-Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri Razavi has mentioned: Islam has declared alcohol as Ḥarām, there are countless reasons and wisdoms in it. Now, even the non- Muslims have begun to address its harmful effects. According to the views of a non-Muslim researcher, initially the human body is able to confront the harmful effects and the drinker experiences pleasure, but soon the internal strength eventually diminishes and the overpowering harmful effects take control. Lever suffers the most adverse effect of alcohol and kidneys face an additional burden; eventually they fail and stop working. In addition to that, abundance of alcohol also affects the brain by
  • 37. Mother of Evils 30 causing swelling on it; as a result nerves get weakened and finally damaged. An alcoholic’s stomach suffers swelling and his bones are weakened. Alcohol spoils the stored vitamins of the body. Specifically vitamin B and C become its victims. If tobacco is smoked along with drinking, its harms increase and a serious risk of high blood pressure, stroke and a heart attack prevails. A drunkard constantly suffers from tiredness, headaches, nausea and extreme thirst. Excessive drinking causes the heart and breathing to cease and the alcoholic suffers sudden death. Gar aye sharābī miṫay ĥar kharābī Chařĥāye gā aysā nashaĥ Madanī Māḥaul Agar chor ḋākū bhi āj āyaīn gey to Sudĥar jāyaīn gey gar milā Madanī Māḥaul Namāzayn jo pařĥtay naĥi ĥayn un ko lārayb Namāzī ĥay deytā banā Madanī Māḥaul If any alcoholic comes, all his faults will vanish Such positive enthusiasm will impart this Madanī environment Even robbers or thieves if join this environment, they will mend themselves by virtue of this Madanī environment Those who do not offer their daily Ṣalāĥ will become regular in Ṣalāĥ after embracing this Madanī environment (Faīzān-e-Sunnat, pp. 426) Social harms of drinking Drinking alcohol not only corrupts the character of the alcoholic, it also affects the whole society. Britain claims to be the torchbearer of the civilised world. But the country’s Metropolitan Police Chief has said in one of his interviews that at night, the alcoholics drink excessively and become a great nuisance to the police. In the current year, in London alone, police assaults have increased by 40%.
  • 38. Mother of all Evils 31 Yeĥ ‘Ilm, yeĥ ḥikmat, yeĥ Tadabbur, yeĥ ḥukūmat Pītay ĥayn laĥw, daytay ĥayn ta’līm masāwāt Bay kārī-o-‘auryānī-o-khuwārī-o-iflās Kiyā kam ĥayn farangī madniyyat kay fustuḥāt This knowledge, this wisdom, this contemplation, this regime They drink the blood and teach equality Unemployment, nudity, drinking alcohol and poverty Are these achievements of westerners not enough? When this is the condition of a society which is portrayed as respected and civilised in these times, that the law enforcers are not safe from the harms of alcoholics then what will be the condition of the common people in a society which is uncivilized. Alcoholic cannot recognize family relations After intoxication, the alcoholic becomes indifferent towards himself, therefore how can he have any consideration for others? Let alone strangers, he becomes unconcerned to his nearest and dearest, thus; Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin ‘Ās ʝ said, ‘I asked the Noble Prophet ʄʋٖ as regards to alcohol.’ He ʄʋٖ stated, ‘This is the biggest of sins and is the root of all evils, the one drinking alcohol misses his Ṣalāĥ and (sometimes) he commits adultery even with his mother, his maternal aunt or his paternal aunt’. (Majma’-ul-Zawāid, vol. 5, pp. 104, Ḥadīš 8174, Mafĥumā) Alcoholic and his households We have understood from the aforementioned saying of the Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ that alcohol is not only a cause of harms to the alcoholic but its misfortune affects the
  • 39. Mother of Evils 32 alcoholic’s entire family. The family’s honour and reputation suffers, the children begin to detest their father who constantly remains in a state of intoxication. This is because they remain deprived of their father’s affection; they do not receive anything from their father other than scolding and beating. Eventually the whole system of the household is ruined. Imām ‘Abul Farāj ‘Abdul Raḥmān bin ‘Alī Muḥaddiš Jauzī ʋۡ (died in 597A.H.) has mentioned that in some cases alcohol makes the alcoholic’s wife unlawful for him and he indulges in adultery. This occurs in the situation where the alcoholic frequently becomes so intoxicated that he gives divorce and sometimes he breaks his oaths unconsciously and commits adultery with his wife who had been unlawful for him by virtue of that oath. It is the verdict of some Ṣaḥābaĥ , ‘Whoever marries his daughter to an alcoholic it is as if he has presented his daughter for adultery.’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 215) According to a recent survey conducted in Britain, the chances of becoming addicted to alcohol are double for those children who are exposed to drunken parents. According to those carrying out the survey, the association with the habit of alcoholism in childhood is also caused by parents not providing proper guardianship, whereas the company of bad friends can also be a major contributing factor for an inclination towards alcoholism. According to that survey, the more time that is spent in the company of alcoholic friends, the greater the risk of submitting to alcoholism. Within this survey, the habits and behaviours of 5700 boys and girls aged between 13 and 16 were analysed, out of which one in every five told that he first drank alcohol at the age of 14. Half of these children, meaning approximately 2625 admitted to start drinking alcohol at the age of 16. The head of
  • 40. Mother of all Evils 33 the organisation namely ‘Alcohol Concern’ working to minimise alcoholism in Britain has stated that this survey proves that parents have a great effect on the disapproved habits in a child’s early life. A key lady researcher of this organisation has said, ‘It is derived from this research that behaviours of parents and friends affect the children.’ Remain distant from alcoholics Islam is a complete code of life. It had advised that salvation lies in distancing oneself from the company of alcoholics. Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Amr ʝ has stated, ‘Do not visit an alcoholic when he becomes ill.’ (Al-Adab-ul-Mufrid-lil- Bukhārī, pp. 140, Ḥadīš 529) Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad bin Ismā’īl Bukhārī ʋۡ has reported, ‘Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Amr ʝ forbade to make ‘Salām’ to alcoholics.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 4, pp. 173) The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Neither sit in the company of alcoholics nor visit them if they are ill, and do not participate in their funeral Ṣalāĥ. An alcoholic will come on the Day of Judgement in such a state that his face would have turned black, his tongue would be hanging out towards his chest, saliva would be drooling out of his mouth and everyone looking at will hate him.’ (Al-Kāmil fī-Ḍu’fā al-Rijāl, Al-Raqm 399, al-Ḥakīm bin ‘Abdullaĥ, vol. 2, pp. 502) Some scholars of Islam ȹ have stated the reason for not making ‘Salām’ to an alcoholic. An alcoholic is a ‘Fāsiq-o- Mal’ūn’ i.e. he commits sin openly and is cursed, as the Holy
  • 41. Mother of Evils 34 Prophet ʄʋٖ has cursed him. Hence, if someone bought the ingredients or tools and prepared alcohol, he is cursed twice, and if he served it to another, he is cursed thrice. This is the reason why it is prohibited to visit him during his illness and to greet him with ‘Salām’ unless he repents i.e. if he makes sincere repentance then Allah will accept his repentance. And so, it is established that a man is known by the company he keeps. Good company of pious people makes one pious and bad company makes one sinful. It is for this reason that the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  prevented us from keeping the company of alcoholics. Here it would be beneficial to mention a few Madanī pearls of Sayyidunā Ja’far Ṣādiq ʋۡ¯ as a lesson which he delivered upon repeated requests of Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī ʋۡ . Madanī pearls from a prince of the Prophet On page 75 of the book ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, volume 1 [the 853-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is stated: Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī ʋۡ has said, ‘I presented myself in the court of Sayyidunā Imām Ja’far Ṣādiq ʋۡ¯ and requested, ‘O prince of the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ ! Please provide me with some words of advice. He instructed two things; ‘O Sufyān! (i) Courtesy is not meant for the liar and comfort is not meant for the envious (ii) brotherhood is not meant for narrow-hearted people and leadership is not meant for the bad-mannered.’
  • 42. Mother of all Evils 35 I replied, ‘O Prince of the Rasūl ʄʋٖ , enlighten me further’, he then said: ‘O Sufyān! (1) One who refrains from things declared Ḥaram (prohibited) by Allah becomes wise (2) if you stay content with the distribution that Allah has determined for you, you will become from amongst those who bow down in thankfulness, (3) meet the people in such a way that you wish to be met by them; in this way you will become faithful (4) do not sit in the company of an adulterer, perhaps he may induce you towards his sinful ways. It is been reported, ‘A person is upon the religion of his friend, thus, let each of you consider whom he befriends.’ (Jami’ Tirmiżī’, vol. 4, pp. 127, Ḥadīš 2385) (5) and seek advice in your matters from those who fear Allah .’ I replied, ‘O Prince of the Rasūl ʄʋٖ , enlighten me further’, and he said ‘O Sufyān! Whoever desires respect without being from a respectable family, and power and grandeur without being a ruler then he should remove himself from the abyss of the disobedience of Allah and come towards the obedience of Allah .’ I replied, ‘O Prince of the Prophet ʄʋٖ , grant me further advice’, he then said: ‘My honourable father taught me three things by saying: O my son! (i) whoever keeps the company of an evil person, he is never safe, (ii) whoever goes to a place of evil, allegations are made against him, (iii) whoever cannot control his tongue, he will be ashamed.’ (Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl, vol. 1, pp. 75) Alcohol and Satan ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ٰٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ
  • 43. Mother of Evils 36 ‘The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Ṣalāĥ; so have you desisted?’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Māidaĥ, Verse 91) Dear Islamic brothers! The following two facts are evident from this verse of the Glorious Quran; (1) alcohol prevents from the remembrance of Allah and offering Ṣalāĥ, (2) it becomes a cause of enmity and malice. Satan is an open enemy of mankind, he can never be well-wisher; instead he remains busy in the efforts to somehow deviate a person from the right path. Thus, the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ has said, ‘Whoever misses one Ṣalāĥ in the state of intoxication, it is as if he had the world and all that it contains but all were grabbed from him’. (Al-Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 2, pp. 593, Ḥadīš 6671) In another narration it is mentioned, ‘Whoever misses four Ṣalāĥs in the state of intoxication, Allah has the right to make him drink from ِ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ي‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ . It was asked, ‘What is ِ‫ط‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ?’ It was replied, ‘The pus of the inmates of Hell.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 202, Ḥadīš 7315) Tū nashay say bāz ā mat pī sharāb Do jaĥān ĥo jāye gey warnaĥ karāb Refrain yourself from intoxication Otherwise your both lives will be disgraced Satan of alcoholics Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi ʅ has stated on page 40 of his book, Faīzān-e-Bismillāĥ [the 176-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami]: ‘Satan has numerous progeny who have been
  • 44. Mother of all Evils 37 assigned various duties. Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Ibn-e-Ḥajar ‘Asqalānī Shāfi’ī ‫ہ‬ has reported that Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ said, ‘Satan’s progeny comprises of 9 devils: 1. َ‫ز‬ْ ِ‫ل‬ُ‫ت‬‫ون‬ (Zalītūn) 2. َ‫و‬ِ‫ث‬ ْ ‫ي‬ (Wašīn) 3. َ ‫ل‬ ُ ‫ق‬ْ‫و‬‫س‬ (Laqūs) 4. َ ‫ا‬ ْ ‫ع‬َ‫و‬‫ان‬ (A’wān) 5. َ ‫ه‬ َّ ‫ف‬‫اف‬ (Ĥaffāf) 6. ُ‫م‬َّ‫ر‬‫ة‬ (Murraĥ) 7. ُ‫م‬َ‫س‬ِ ّ‫و‬‫ط‬ (Musawwiṭ) 8. َ ‫د‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬ (Dāsim) 9. ْ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬‫ان‬ (Walĥān) From these the one named Ĥaffāf is attached with the alcoholics. (Al-Munabbiĥāt-lil-‘Asqalānī, pp. 93-94, Mulkhiṣān) Thus, when a person is entrapped by the Satan named Ĥaffāf, he overlooks the commandments of Allah . As soon as he adopts the company of Satan, the first thing he loses is his intellect.’ Alcohol and the intellect The worst effect of alcohol is that it kills the intellect which is a super and outstanding attribute of mankind. When alcohol is the enemy of the greatest attribute of that of intellect then only this reason is sufficient for its condemnation. This is due to the fact that the intellect is called ‘intellect’ because it prevents a rational person from evil deeds which his inner being inclines him towards. Therefore, when one drinks alcohol, his intellect that prevents him from bad deeds, is vanished, he then draws close to vices. As alcohol is also naturally one of those evils, hence, he does not only drink it, but (because of it) he goes into a
  • 45. Mother of Evils 38 state of intoxication and commits other sins and when his intellect resumes, he becomes aware of reality. (Al-Tafsīr-ul-Kabīr, al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 2, pp. 400, Mafĥumā) Alcoholic performing Wuḍū with urine Sayyidunā Imām Ibn-e-Abī ad-Dunyā ʋ ,said that once he passed by a person who was intoxicated due to alcohol; he was urinating on his hands and was washing them like performing wūḍu (ritual ablution). He was saying: َ ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫م‬ُ‫د‬ِ ّٰ ِِ َّ ‫ال‬ۡ‫ى‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬ِ ۡ ‫ا‬ۡ‫س‬َ‫م‬ َ ۡ‫و‬ ُ ‫ن‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ ۡ ‫ال‬َّ‫و‬َ‫آء‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ط‬ُ‫ه‬ۡ‫و‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ Meaning: All praise is to Allah who made Islam Nūr (Divine light) and water a purifier. (Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 298) The alcoholic’s never ending desire As drinking is the violation of commandments of Allah , thus when a person embarks upon this path of sins, he distances himself from the mercy of Allah and sinks further into the abyss of disobedience. In this way, want and the craving for alcohol engulfs his heart to such an extent that nothing but alcohol alleviates him and as compared to other sins, he feels more difficulty in refraining from alcohol. On page 292 of ‘Anson ka Daryā’ [the 300-page publication of Maktaba-tul- Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: A saint of Islam reported, ‘I witnessed a person at the time of his death. Whenever he was advised to invoke Kalimaĥ Ṭayyibaĥ (First article of Faith) he would utter, ‘You all drink and make me drink too.’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 216) Imām Abul ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajr Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋ has mentioned in his book
  • 46. Mother of all Evils 39 ‫ر‬ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬ِ‫اف‬َ ِ‫ت‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ , regarding such addicts of alcohol, that when a person falls into another sin besides drinking alcohol, when the desire for that sin is fulfilled then he moves away from it. However, drinking alcohol is such a sin that its addict never stops, once he commences drinking he continues to drink and his desire for more and more increases. Do you not see the adulterer; his desire is fulfilled just by committing the sin once, whereas once an alcoholic begins drinking he continues to drink, bodily lust overtakes him; as a result he becomes negligent of afterlife. Therefore, he is considered amongst those transgressors who have forgotten Allah , and so Allah has made them unmindful of their own lives. (Az- Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 298) The biggest sin of all It has been narrated by Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar ʝ that once, after the apparent demise of the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ , Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddique ʝ and Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ and some other companions ʝ    were sitting together and the discussion turned towards the biggest sin of all, but they couldn’t be certain what that was and so they sent me to Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin al-‘Āṣ ʝ to ask him. He told me, ‘The biggest sin of all is drinking.’ I returned to inform them of this but they refused to accept it and immediately went to the house of Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Umar bin al-‘Āṣ ʝ who told them that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Once one of the King of Banī Isrāīl captured a person and offered him the choice of drinking, killing someone, committing adultery or eating the flesh of swine, otherwise he would kill him, thus
  • 47. Mother of Evils 40 he chose to drink alcohol. When he had drunk alcohol he carried out all the acts which the king wanted him to carry out.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 203, Ḥadīš 7318) Blind alcoholic On page 427 of Faīzan-e-Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri Razavi ʅ has stated: ‘I (Sag-e-Madīnaĥ ːۡɟ ) remember very well that a flamboyant strong youngster used to work in Jurīyā Bazār (Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi). He was very famous because of being strong and talkative. A time came when he became blind and he would go about begging with extreme dejection. Upon inquiring, I came to know that he was an alcoholic and once due to drinking some defective alcohol, his eye-sight was lost.’ Kar ley tawbaĥ aur tū mat pī sharāb Ĥaungay warnaĥ do jaĥān tayray karāb Jo jūwā kĥilay, pīye nādān sharāb Qabar-o-Ḥashr-o-Nār mayn pāey Ażāb Repent and never drink alcohol Or else your both lives will be destroyed If you gamble or drink alcohol You will deserve the torment in the grave and on the Judgment Day (Faīzan-e-Sunnat, pp. 427) Alcohol and death The alcoholic drinks to gain the pleasures of life, however, this unwise person does not realise that he is drinking poison, considering it to be a cure for him. Accordingly, in July 2008
  • 48. Mother of all Evils 41 in Gujarat (India), 107 people and in 2007 at Karnataka (India) and in Tamil Nādu (India) approximately 150 people perished after drinking some poisonous alcohol. Also, in Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ (Karachi) 40 people died in just 3 days as a result of consuming poisonous alcohol in 2007. One western researcher said that 51% of people die when they become habitual of alcohol between the ages of 12 and 23, whereas even 10% of those who do not drink alcohol do not die at this age. Another famous researcher has said that a 20 year old youth, who has the ability to live until the age of 50, cannot live beyond the age of 35 because of drinking. It is further evident from the data of life insurance companies that the alcoholic’s life span is 25 to 30% less compared to others. Dear Islamic brothers! Due to these countless harms of drinking, Islam has forever ruled alcohol as Ḥarām (prohibited). Attempts to prohibit alcohol In Milan, Europe, which is the homeland of alcohol since centuries, the government has placed a prohibition on the underage from buying alcohol in order to restrict excessive drinking. If any boy or girl under 16 gets caught in while in a state of alcoholic intoxication, their parents could be held to pay a fine of almost 500 euros. According to one report, every third child in the city aged up to 11 years is encountering some sort of problem, relating to alcoholism. In one such country where wine has become a part of their local culture, prohibition for the people is quite strange. The increasing rate of alcoholism amongst the youth of the country and particularly those aged up to 11 years has become a means of severe apprehension. Currently there is a ban on under-16s on buying alcohol from
  • 49. Mother of Evils 42 pubs, restaurants, pizza and alcoholic outlets. If the law is not complied with, the parents or the shop owner, where from the alcohol is bought, will face fine. Dear Islamic brothers! The countries of the world, who claim to be civilised, are doing everything possible to save their young generation from the harms of alcohol and heavy penalties are being imposed upon people in this regard. However let us see how Islam has instructed the Ummaĥ in terms of prohibiting alcohol. Alcohol had become an integral part of life in the Arab culture and to distance people from it was not easy. Therefore, Islam initially made people aware of the harmful effects of alcohol so that their want for alcohol could be replaced with hatred. Gradually it was ruled as Ḥarām forever. There are many sayings of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ for our guidance in this regard which have clearly stated how to refrain from it, understand its harms and to gain the Madanī mindset of refraining from it along with the message of reflecting about the afterlife. Alcoholic and his faith Those who were rescued from the valleys of unbelief and entered the folds of Islam were aware of the worth and value of their Iman (faith). They had obtained that treasure after so many hardships. Therefore, they were informed that they should abandon alcohol because it can cause harm to their wealth (faith) which was achieved after facing so many hardships.
  • 50. Mother of all Evils 43 Five sayings of the Prophet َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ه‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ِ ِ‫ل‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ regarding an alcoholic 1. The one who drinks alcohol in the morning, remains like a Mushrik (polytheist) for the entire day (being ignorant of remembering Allah ) until the evening falls, and one who drinks alcohol in the evening, remains like a Mushrik for the whole night (being neglectful of the remembrance of Allah ) until morning falls. (Al-Muṣannaf-lil-‘Abdur Razzāq, vol. 9, pp. 149, Ḥadīš 17383, Maltaqṭā) 2. When an adulterer commits adultery, he is not a believer, when a thief commits theft, he is not a believer and also when an alcoholic drinks, he is not a believer. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 48, Ḥadīš 57) 3. Whoever committed adultery or drank alcohol, he lost his bonding with Islam. Then, if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. (Sunan al-Nasāī, pp. 783, Ḥadīš 4882, Maltaqṭā) 4. Whoever drinks alcohol, Allah eliminates the light of faith from his heart. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsaṭ, vol. 1, pp. 110, Ḥadīš 341) 5. Whoever commits adultery or drinks alcohol, Allah removes his faith from him just as one removes his shirt from over his head. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 176, Ḥadīš 65) Andĥayrī qabr kā dil say naĥīn nikaltā ḋar Karūn gā kyā jo Tū nārāz ĥo gaya Yā Rāb Gunāĥgār ĥaun mayn lāiq-e-Jaĥannam ĥo Karam say bakhsh day Mujĥ ko naĥ day sazā Yā Rāb Burāyīaun paĥ pashaymā ĥo raĥam farmā day Ĥay Tayray Qaĥar paĥ ḥāwī Tayrī ‘aṭā Yā Rāb
  • 51. Mother of Evils 44 Fear of the dark grave doesn’t go away If You became displeased what will I do, O Allah I am sinful and deserve Hell Please forgive and do not torment me, O Allah I am guilty of my sins, please shower Your mercy Your mercy is dominant over Your anger, O Allah Fate of heedless alcoholics Those who were brought up and trained in the blessed company of the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ when realised that alcohol is the cause to lose their treasure of faith, they rejected alcohol for the sake of protection of their priceless treasure, but those who receive this invaluable treasure of Islamic faith for free and don’t have to sacrifice nor face hardships for their faith, they become heedless regarding their faith, by drinking alcohol. Such people should ponder, are they not giving Satan an opportunity to capture their faith? Alas, ponder what if a person is in a drunken state and the Angel of Death arrives at that very moment to inform that his lifetime is over now and he is about to face accountability. If he did not get the chance of repentance, what will happen with him! The Beloved Prophet of Islam ʄʋٖ has already warned such heedless drunkards saying, ‘If a drunkard died (without repentance), he will be presented in the court of Allah as a worshipper of idols.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 1, pp. 583, Ḥadīš 2453) Bay wafā dunyā paĥ mat kar I’tabār Tu achānak maut kā ĥogā shikkār Moat ā kar ĥī raĥay gī yād rakĥ! Jān jā kar ĥī raĥī gī yād rakĥ! Gar jaĥān mayn so bars tū jī bĥī ley Qabr mayn tanĥā qiyāmat tak raĥay
  • 52. Mother of all Evils 45 Do not trust this unreliable world You will suddenly die one day Death will surely come, keep in mind The Soul will surely depart, bear in mind Even if you survive a hundred years in this world You will live in the grave alone until the Last Day Sayyidunā Ibn-e-Abī Aufā ʝ has stated, “The one who died as a regular drinker has died like worshipper of ‘ٰ‫ى‬ّ‫ز‬ُ‫ع‬ ‫و‬ ‫ت‬ َ ’.” When it was enquired from him, ‘Who is a regular drinker? Is he the one who remains intoxicated with alcohol all the time?’ He said, ‘No, the ‘regular alcoholic’ is one who drinks alcohol whenever he gets it, even if he acquires it after several years.’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir al-Żaĥbī, pp. 92, Al-Raqm 445, al-Ḥassan bin ‘Ammāraĥ, vol. 3, pp. 104) Sayyidunā Abū Mūsā ʝ has quoted (from his father) that he used to say, ‘I don’t see any difference between drinking alcohol and worshiping a pillar leaving Allah .’ (Sunan al- Nasāī, pp. 894, Ḥadīš 5676) On page 558 of ‘Jaĥannam main lay Jānay wālay A’māl’, Volume 2 [the 1012-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is mentioned: ‘Here, it means that alcohol and idol worshiping are closely related in terms of being sin.’ It is narrated with regards to the companions that when alcohol was declared Ḥarām, some of them went to see their friends and said, ‘Alcohol has been declared as Ḥarām and classed equal to polytheism (in terms of being sin).’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 12, pp. 30, Ḥadīš 12399) Drinking alcohol as a medicine Alcohol is not permissible even for medication. The Mother of Believers, Sayyidatunā Umm-e-Salamaĥ ʝ has said,
  • 53. Mother of Evils 46 ‘Once my daughter fell ill so I prepared ‘Nabīz’ (an extract) for her in a container. When the Beloved Prophet    ʄ ٖ   ʋ  came, that ‘Nabīz’ was foaming (meaning, froth had developed in it). He ʄʋٖ asked, ‘O Umm-e-Salamaĥ ʝ , what is this? I told Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ that my daughter was ill and I needed to prepare this ‘Nabīz’ for her. He ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘A thing which Allah has declared Ḥarām for my Ummaĥ, there is no cure in it for them.’ (Al- Mu’jam-ul-Kabīr, vol. 23, pp. 326, Ḥadīš 749) It is thus evident that whatever is declared prohibited by Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ has no cure in it. Sayyidunā Abū ‘Abdullāĥ Muhammad bin Muhammad Abdarī Fāsī Mālikī ʋ , famously known as Ibn-ul-Ḥāj (died in 737A.H.) has quoted in his book ‘Al-Madkhal’ ( ۡ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫د‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬ َ ‫خ‬ ) that it is derived from the above mentioned Ḥadīš that, whatever is declared Ḥarām, blessings are vanished from its usage. (Al- Madkhal, vol. 2, pp. 307) Deprivation from Īmān due to alcohol Sayyidunā Fuḍayl bin ‘Ayāz ʋ came to one of his students at the time of his death and started reciting ‘Sūraĥ al- Yāsīn’. The student responded, ‘Stop reciting ‘Sūraĥ al-Yāsīn.’ He ʋ advised him to recite the Kalimaĥ (Article of Faith). He said, ‘I will never recite this Kalimaĥ and I am annoyed of it.’ He died just after uttering these words. Sayyidunā Fuḍayl bin ‘Ayāz ʋ was extremely shocked by the bad end of his student. He wept for forty days at his home. After forty days, he dreamt the angels dragging that student towards the Hellfire. He ʋ enquired from him, ‘For what reason Allah ceased your gnosis? You had high rank amongst my students!’
  • 54. Mother of all Evils 47 He replied, ‘Due to three reasons: (i) tale telling i.e. I used to say one thing to my companions and a different thing to you, (ii) jealousy, I would become jealous with my friends, (iii) drinking alcohol i.e. I used to drink one glass of alcohol every year as per the doctor’s prescription as a remedy for one of my ailment. Gĥup andĥayrī qabr mayn jab jāye gā Be ‘amal! Bay intayĥā gĥabrāye gā Kām māl-o-Zar waĥān nā aye gā Ghāfil insān yād rakĥ pacĥtāye gā When you will be laid in the dark grave O the one not practising your religion, you will be afraid Your wealth will not help you there at all O the heedless one, you will suffer setback When the one who drank alcohol as a medicine had such a bad end then imagine what will be the condition of those who drink it without any excuse. We seek help from Allah from every calamity and affliction. A foolish argument Some foolish people satisfy themselves with lame excuses that alcohol is Ḥarām, whereas we drink whisky, brandy, beer and champagne, etc. that are not alcohol. By such excuses these foolish people try to call a donkey as a horse but a donkey is a donkey and a horse is a horse. Changing the names doesn’t invalidate the ruling as alcohol remains as alcohol. However, the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ addressed such unwise people centuries ago as, ‘Some people in my Ummaĥ will drink alcohol by changing its name; instruments of music will be played around them and lady singers will sing songs. Allah will
  • 55. Mother of Evils 48 bury them in the earth and some of them will be turned into monkeys and pigs.’ (Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 368, Ḥadīš 4020) Ten harms of alcoholism Imām ‘Abul Farāj ‘Abdur Raḥman bin ‘Alī Muḥaddiš Jauzī     ۡ ʋ (died in 597 A.H.) has stated in Bahr-ud-Dumū’ (‫ع‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫م‬ُّ‫ال‬ ُ‫ر‬ ۡ َ ‫ب‬): Remember! Drinking has 10 harmful effects: 1. It impairs the intellect of a person and he becomes a comical for children. Imām Ibn-e-Abī Dunyā ʋ stated, ‘I saw an alcoholic passing urine and applying it over his face and saying: O Allah ! Include me amongst those who repent excessively and remain pure.’ He further quoted, ‘I saw an intoxicated person who had vomited and a dog was licking his face. The drunk person was saying to the dog that O my master! May Allah give you sainthood like the friends of Allah .’ 2. It wastes and destroys money and causes deprivation. Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq al-A’ẓam ʝ prayed in the court of Allah and requested: ‘O Allah ! Bestow us with an appropriate ruling regarding alcohol because it wastes the money and destroys the intellect.’ 3. Alcohol causes hatred and enmity. Allah has said: ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ٰٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ
  • 56. Mother of all Evils 49 The devil only seeks to instil hatred and enmity between you with wine and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Ṣalāĥ; so have you desisted? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 91) When this verse was revealed, Sayyidunā ‘Umar ʝ said, ‘O Allah ! We have renounced it.’ 10. Alcohol deprives the alcoholic from the taste of food and sensible talk. 11. Sometimes alcohol makes an alcoholic’s wife Ḥarām upon him, and even after this, he lives with his wife in a state of adultery. As an example, an alcoholic often divorces his wife whilst drunk; afterwards he often forgets what he has done. As a result he commits adultery with her as she becomes Ḥarām for him due to divorce. It is quoted from some companions , ‘Whoever married his daughter to an alcoholic, it is as if he presented his daughter for adultery.’ 12. Alcohol is the key to every evil as it hurls an alcoholic into many sins. As it is quoted regarding Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān Ghanī ʝ that he ʝ had mentioned in his sermon, ‘O people! Keep refraining from alcohol because it is the root cause of all evils.’ 13. It takes the alcoholic into the company of wrongdoers. Due to its bad smell the Angels that record deeds get disgusted. 14. It shuts the portals of the skies for alcoholic for forty days and none of his deeds nor du’ās reach there.
  • 57. Mother of Evils 50 15. Drinking alcohol makes punishment of 80 lashes due upon an alcoholic. Even if he escapes this punishment in the world, he will be lashed in front of all people on the Day of Judgment. 16. It places the life and faith of an alcoholic at risk; therefore there remains the possibility of faith being ceased at the time of death. (Bahar-ud-Dumū’, pp 214) Curse upon the alcoholic The Great Prophet ʄʋٖ has cursed 10 people with regards to alcohol: (1) Producer (2) The one ordering its produce (3) Drinker (4) One who carries it (5) The one who orders to carry it (6) One who serves it (7) Seller (8) The one who consumes its earnings (9) Buyer (10) The one who orders to buy it. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 47, Ḥadīš 1299) Imām Muhammad bin ‘Ušmān-az-Żaĥabī ʋۡ (died in 748 A.H.) has mentioned in ‘Kitāb-ul-Kabāir’ that an alcoholic is ‘Fāsiq-o-Mal’ūn’ i.e. a sinner and a cursed one, because Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ have cursed him. Therefore, if one buys something which is used in preparing alcohol with the intention of preparing alcohol, he will be cursed once. Then, if he prepared alcohol, he will be cursed twice and after producing if he serves it to someone, he will be cursed thrice. (Kitāb-ul- Kabāir, pp. 94, Mafĥumā) Hatred for even a drop of alcohol Amīr-ul-Mumīnīn Sayyidunā `Alī al-Murtaḍā ȹȸ  has said, ‘If a drop of alcohol drops into a well and then a
  • 58. Mother of all Evils 51 minaret is constructed at that very place, I will not invoke ‘Ażān’ on it. If a drop of alcohol drops into a river and later that river dries up and grass grows in it, I will not let my animals graze in that field.’ (Tafsīr Kitāb, Part 2, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 219, vol. 1, pp. 260) Punishment for drinking one sip of alcohol The Most Blessed Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘Allah has sent me as a mercy and guidance for all the worlds and has ordered me to break the musical instruments, the fiddle and drum and to shatter the idols which were worshiped in the era of ignorance. Swearing oath of His Magnificence, Allah said that the person who drank a sip of alcohol, I will make him drink the boiling water of Hell whether he had been tormented or forgiven, and My believer who will not drink alcohol out of My fear; I will make him drink the (pure) alcohol of Paradise.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 8, pp. 286, Ḥadīš 22281, Maltaqṭā) Kar ley tawbaĥ Rab kī raḥmat ĥay bařī Qabr mayn warnaĥ sazā ĥo gī kařī Do repent, the mercy of Allah is so immense Otherwise there will be torching torment in the grave It has been reported that the Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drinks one sip of alcohol, Allah will neither accept his Farḍ nor Nafl for three days and the one who drinks a glass of alcohol, Allah will not accept any of his Ṣalāĥ for forty days, and the one who drinks alcohol regularly, Allah holds the right to make him drink from ‘Naĥr-ul-Khabāl’ ( َ ‫ن‬ْ‫ه‬ُ‫ر‬َْ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ). It was asked, ‘O Prophet ʄʋٖ of Allah ! What is Naĥr-ul-Khabāl?’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘The pus of the
  • 59. Mother of Evils 52 people of Hell.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 11, pp. 154, Ḥadīš 11465; Attarghīb-wat-Tarĥīb, vol. 3, pp. 208, Ḥadīš 3626) The wrath of Allah  upon alcoholic The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ has said, ‘The one who drinks alcohol, Allah remains displeased with him for forty days, and the alcoholic has no idea that perhaps he may die during those forty nights. If he drinks again, Allah will be displeased with him for a further forty days and the alcoholic is unaware that he may die within these nights. If he drinks again, Allah will be displeased with him for another forty days, and when these days add up to 120 days and if he drinks again then he will be made to enter ‘Radgha-tul-Khabāl ( ۡ ‫د‬َ‫ر‬ َ ‫غ‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ).’ It was asked, ‘What is Radgha-tul-Khabāl. It was replied, ‘Sweat and pus of the people of Hell.’ (Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 310; Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 62, Ḥadīš 3377) The Most Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drank alcohol, Allah will not be pleased with him for forty days. If he dies (during that period) in that condition, he will die in the state of ‘Kufr’ i.e. infidelity1 ; if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance and if he drinks again, Allah holds the right to make him drink from ‘Ṭīna-tul-Khabāl ( ِ‫ط‬ْ‫ي‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ‫ن‬َْ ‫ال‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ )’. It was asked, ‘O Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  ! What is Ṭīna-tul-Khabāl?’ He ʄʋٖ replied, ‘The pus of the 1 There is a condition for an alcoholic to become ‘Kāfir’ i.e. an infidel and this is so if he drinks alcohol while believing it to be Ḥalāl i.e. permissible. It is mentioned in ‘Baḥr-e- Sharī’at’: ‘It is Kufr (unbelief) to believe anything Ḥarām which is proven permissible from ‘Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī’ and to believe anything Ḥalāl which is declared clearly Ḥarām (prohibited), whereas that thing is from ‘Ḍarurīyāt-e-Dīn’ i.e. Essentials of Religion and the denier is aware of its ‘Ḥukum-e-Qaṭ’ī.’ (Baĥr-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 176) The prohibition of alcohol is proven from Naṣ-e-Qaṭ’ī.
  • 60. Mother of all Evils 53 people of Hell.’ (Al-Musnad-lil-Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 10, pp. 443, Ḥadīš 27674, Maltaqṭā) Alcoholic and his Ṣalāĥ Islam described several measures in order to keep Muslims away from the evil of alcohol. One of these measures was to mention the evil effects of it so that people would refrain from it. One of its harms is that the ‘Ṣalāĥ’ of an alcoholic is not accepted for forty days. The Beloved Prophet  ʄٖ   ʋ     said, ‘Any person from amongst my Ummaĥ who drinks alcohol, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp. 537, Ḥadīš 984) The Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever drank alcohol, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days, however if he repents, Allah accepts his repentance, however if he drinks again, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance, (for a third time) if he drinks again his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days but if he repents, even this time Allah will accept his repentance, but if he drinks again (for the fourth time) his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days and now even if he repents, Allah will not accept his repentance whereas Allah will make him drink from ‘Naĥr-ul-Khabāl ( َ ‫ن‬ْ‫ه‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ُ‫ر‬‫ال‬َ‫ب‬ ).’ It was asked from the narrator, ‘What is Naĥr-ul-Khabāl?’ He replied, ‘The canal that will stream from the pus of the people of Hell.’ (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 3, pp. 341, Ḥadīš 1869) Mujrimun kay wāsṭay Dūzakh bĥī sho’laĥ bār ĥay Ĥar gunāĥ qaṣdān kīyā ĥay is ka iqrār ĥay Ĥāye! Nā farmānīyān badkārīyān bay bā-kīyā Aĥ! Nāmay main gunāĥaun kī bařī bĥar mār ĥay
  • 61. Mother of Evils 54 Hellfire is blazing for the criminals I admit that I committed sins deliberately Disobedience, wrongdoings, sins Alas! My Book of Deeds is full of sins The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘The one who drank alcohol but not suffered intoxication, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted until that alcohol remains in his stomach and veins, and if he dies (during that period), he will die in the state of Kufr. If (because of alcohol) he suffered intoxication, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr.’ (Sunan al-Nasāī, pp. 895, Ḥadīš 5679) The Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ said, ‘Whoever consumed alcohol and put it in his stomach, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for seven days, and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr (unbelief).’ Furthermore, He ʄʋٖ said, ‘If alcohol caused to damage his senses and some Farḍ became suspended.’ It is stated in another narration, ‘If alcohol caused him to forget the Quran, then his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for forty days, and if during that period he dies, he will die in the state of Kufr.’ (ibid, Ḥadīš 5680) Fifteen causes for the decline of Muslims The Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘When my Ummaĥ will indulge in fifteen things, it will be overcome by calamites.’ It was enquired, ‘O Rasūl ʄʋٖ ! What are those?’ He ʄʋٖ said: (1) When war booties will be considered as personal wealth, (2) entrusted items will be considered as war bootees and (3) Zakāĥ will be considered fine, (4) man will obey his wife and (5) disobey his mother, (6) he will be courteous to
  • 62. Mother of all Evils 55 his friend but (7) discourteous towards his father, (8) voices will be raised in Masājid, (9) the most disgraceful person will become their ruler, (10) a person will be paid respect fearing his mischief, (11) alcohol will be consumed, (12) silk will be worn, (13) slave girl singers will be kept, (14) musical instruments will be kept (at homes), (15) the succeeding people of this Ummaĥ will curse the preceding ones. So the people of that time should look for the red storm, or being swallowed up by the earth or disfigurement of their faces. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 89, Ḥadīš 2217) Different forms of punishment The Most Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘By Allah , in Whose control my life is! Some people of my Ummaĥ will spend their night in sins, arrogance, Laĥw and La’ab i.e. wasting time and playing games, they will then awaken in the morning in such a state that they will have been disfigured into monkeys and pigs because of considering Ḥarām as Ḥalāl, keeping slave girl singers and drinking alcohol.’ (Al-Musnad Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 8, pp. 444, Ḥadīš 22854) It is reported by Sayyidunā Abū Umāmaĥ ʝ that the Great Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  said, ‘One group of this Ummaĥ will spent their night in eating, drinking and in ‘Laĥw and La’ab’ but when they will awaken in the morning, they will have been disfigured into monkeys and pigs. They will face the events of being pulled into the earth and stones being showered upon them from the sky. People will wake up in the morning and say, ‘Tonight so-and-so tribe was swallowed into the earth and tonight so-and-so person’s home was pulled into the earth.’ Stones will certainly be showered upon them from the skies the way they were showered upon the ‘People of Lūṭ’ ʋ  and their homes.
  • 63. Mother of Evils 56 Indeed, such a destructive storm will be sent over them the likes of which destroyed the homes and tribes of the ‘People of ‘Ād’. This will happen because of drinking alcohol, wearing silk, keeping slave girl singers, taking interest and breaking family ties.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Imān, vol. 5, pp. 16, Ḥadīš 5614) Punishment for the alcoholic Ḥaḍrat Sayyīdunā Imām Abul ‘Abbās Aḥmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Makkī Shāfi’ī ʋۡ (died in 974 A.H.) has reported in his book ‘ ِ‫ج‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬َّ‫لز‬ َ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ ۡ ‫ِق‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ت‬ِ‫اف‬‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ ’ that the Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Refrain from the root cause of all evils- alcohol. Whoever did not refrain from it committed disobedience of Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ ’ and became deserving of torment by virtue of disobedience of Allah and His Prophet ʄʋٖ . Allah has said in the Glorious Quran: ٰۡۡۡ ۡۡۡۡۡ ‘And whoever disobeys Allah and His Noble Prophet and crosses all His limits - Allah will put him in the fire (of hell), in which he will remain forever; and for him is a disgraceful torment.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ an-Nisa, Verse 14; Az-Zawājir ‘Aniqtirāf-il-Kabāir, vol. 2, pp. 314) Gar tū nārāz ĥuwā mayrī ĥalākat ĥo gī Ĥay! Mayn nār-e-Jaĥannam mayn jalūn gā Yā Rab! Dard-e-sar ĥo yā bukhār āye tařap jātā ĥo Mayn Jaĥannam kī sazā kaysay saĥoon gā Yā Rab!
  • 64. Mother of all Evils 57 I will be destroyed if You are displeased with me Alas I will burn in the fire of Hell, O my Allah! I can’t even deal with a headache and fever How will I bear the torments of Hell, O my Allah! Punishment for an alcoholic in this world Sayyidunā Anas ʝ narrated that the Noble Prophet ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  struck an alcoholic with the branch of a tree and with shoes. Then Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddique ʝ struck with 40 lashes. During the caliphate of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar al-Fārūq ʝ , people started living near green areas and villages so he ʝ sought advice from the companions regarding punishment of drinking alcohol. According to the suggestion of Sayyidunā ‘Abdur Raḥmān bin ‘Awf ʝ the punishment for drinking alcohol was set at 80 lashes. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Ḥadīš 1706) According to few narrations, the punishment of 80 lashes was decided upon the advice of Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Alī al-Murtaḍā ȹȸ  . (Muwaṭṭā Imām Mālik, vol. 2, pp. 351, Ḥadīš 1615) Alcoholic’s punishment in the grave Whosoever does not repent from drinking alcohol and he dies in this state, in relation to this, Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin Mas’ūd ʝ said, ‘When some alcoholic would die, bury him, then suspend me upon his grave by some stick and dig back his grave. If you do not find his face turned away from the Qiblaĥ then leave me hanging there.’ (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir Ad-Żaĥabī, pp. 96) Mat gunāĥaun paĥ ĥo bhaī bay bāk tū Bĥūl mat yeĥ ḥaqīqat kaĥ hai khāk tū
  • 65. Mother of Evils 58 Don’t be brave in committing sins Remember you originated from the soil (hence you shouldn’t be brave and arrogant in committing sins) It is narrated by Sayyidunā Masrūq ʋ that whoever indulged in theft or alcoholism or fornication when dies, two snakes are deputed for him who keep on biting and eating his meat. (Sharaḥ-us-Ṣudūr, pp. 172) Ghāfilo! Qabr mayn jis gĥařī jao gaye Snap biccĥū jo dekĥo gaye chillāo gaye Sar picĥāřo gaye par kuch na kar pāo gaye Bay ḥad apnāey gunāĥaun par pachtāo gaye O the heedless one, when you will be lowered in the grave you will scream seeing the snakes and scorpions You will feel utter remorse for your sins but you will be able to do nothing to protect yourself Dear Islamic brothers! If we succeeded in carrying our Iman intact in the grave, we shall achieve salvation from the hardships of the grave and it will become a garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise. Deceased woman slaps a shroud thief Sheikh Abū Isḥāq ʋۡ¯ said that he saw a person with half of his face covered so he asked him the reason for that. He told him, ‘I would dig up graves at night to steal the shrouds. Therefore, one night I dug a woman’s grave intending to steal her shroud, but she slapped me with such force that the mark is still on my face.’ Sheikh Abū Isḥāq ʋۡ¯ said that he wrote about the shroud thief’s matter and sent it in the service of Imām Awzā’ī ʋ who ʋ instructed in reply to further inquire that person about the condition of those in
  • 66. Mother of all Evils 59 the graves. That person reported, ‘I often witnessed that those in the grave had their faces turned away from the Qiblaĥ.’ Knowing this Imām Awzā’ī ʋ replied, ‘Ah, regret! These are those people whose ending was not good, meaning these people were engrossed in such sins which lead them to that condition.’ (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, pp. 249) Gaur-e-Nakīrayn bāgh ĥo gī khuld kā Mujrimun kī qabr dozakh kā gařĥā The grave of pious ones will be garden of paradise Whereas the grave of a sinful person will be a pit of hell May Allah protect us from a bad end and save the Muslim Ummaĥ from the curse of alcohol as this too can become a cause of a bad death and torment in the grave! Child turns elderly One saint mentioned, “My child passed away. A few days after the burial, I dreamt him such that the hair of his head had turned white, I enquired, ‘O my son! You were a child when I buried you, how have you turned old?’ He replied, ‘O my respected father! A person who would drink alcohol in the world has been buried near me; the hellfire blazed with such intensity in his grave that, due to its heat, every child has turned elderly.” (Kitāb-ul-Kabāir Al-Żaĥabī, pp. 96) The neck of Hell Sayyidunā Abū Hurairaĥ ʝ narrated that when the Day of Judgment will come, a neck-shaped fire will emerge out of the Hell. It will have two eyes to see with, it will have two ears to
  • 67. Mother of Evils 60 hear with and it will also have one tongue to speak with in a horrifying voice. (Sunan Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 259, Ḥadīš 2583) Sayyidunā Asad bin Mūsā ʋ has mentioned in Kitāb-ul- Zuĥd, ‘This neck-shaped fire will say, ‘I have been ordered to torment the offenders.’ Then that fire will capture the offenders pitching them into Hell even faster than a bird flying swiftly having seen grains on the ground. Then it will say, ‘Those who had been causing distress to Allah and His Beloved ʄʋٖ , I have been ordered to also torment them severely.’ And so it will seize the tormentors and pitch them into Hell.’ (Kitāb al-Zuĥd al-Asad bin Mūsā, pp. 75, Ḥadīš 77) In other words, on the Day of Resurrection, Hell will be bellowing: ‘Where are those opposing the Merciful Allah ? Where are the enemies of the Allah ? Where are the friends of Satan?’ O Alcoholics who cause displeasure to Allah and His Beloved Rasool ʄʋٖ ! Remember that tomorrow on the Day of Resurrection you will have no way to save yourselves from that fire, even the multitude crowds on Resurrection Day will not be able to hide you from it. Regarding this, Imām Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal ʋ said, ‘That fire will recognise every disobedient one and transgressor as easily as a father recognises his son or a son recognises his father.’ (Kitāb al-Zuĥd al- Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, pp. 205, Ḥadīš 1044)
  • 68. Mother of all Evils 61 Five punishments on the Day of Resurrection for the alcoholic On pages 22-31 of ‘Naykīaun ki Jazāye aur Gunāĥaun ki Sazāye’ [the 148-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Faqīĥ Abū Laīš Naḍr bin Muhammad Samarqandī ʋۡ (died in 375 A.H.) has documented various punishments for the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment: The appearance of the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment 1. On the Day of Judgement the alcoholic would come in such an appearance that his face would be black, eyes would be blue, tongue would be hanging on his chest and his saliva would be oozing like blood. People would recognise him on the Day of Judgement. Do not make Salām to him, do not console him when he falls ill, and do not offer his funeral prayer when he dies, as he is like an idol worshipper in the court of Allah (if he drinks alcohol considering it to be permissible). Smelling fouler than a rotten corpse 2. The alcoholic will rise from his grave smelling more repulsive than a rotten corpse; a bottle of alcohol will be hanging around his neck and a wineglass will be in his hand. Snakes and scorpions will be stuck to his entire body and he will be made to wear shoes of fire which will make his brain boil. His grave will be an abyss from amongst the pits’ of Hell, in the vicinity of Fir’awn and Ĥāmān.
  • 69. Mother of Evils 62 Welcome with the iron hammers 3. Adulterers and alcoholics will be dragged towards Hell on the Day of Judgement. When they will reach near Hell, the gates of Hell will be opened for them and angels of torment will welcome them with iron hammers. They will be beaten in Hell equal to the number of days of the world. Angels will then take them to their final abodes and scorpions will sting them on every organ of their body for forty years and snakes will bite their heads. If an alcoholic has still not reached his destined abode, a blaze of fire will fling him to the last end; angels will beat him until he will fell into Hell. ٰۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ Whenever their skins are cooked (fully burnt) We shall change them for new skins so they may taste the torment (again and again). [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Sūraĥ al-Nisā, Verse 56) They will scream out of severe thirst. They will cry out: Oh thirst, Oh thirst, and would say, ‘Give us just one sip of water.’ The appointed angels will bring bowls filled with boiling water. When the alcoholic will bring his mouth to the bowl, the flesh of his face will fall off. ‘When that boiling water would reach his stomach, it will cut his intestines and cause them to excrete from behind. Then intestines will return to their original state and he will face the torment again. So, this is the torment an alcoholic will suffer.’ Horrific view of an alcoholic’s torment 4. An alcoholic will come on the Day of Judgment with the vessel of alcohol hanging in his neck and an instrument
  • 70. Mother of all Evils 63 of ‘Laĥw and La’ab’ in his hand. Then he will be hanged by a noose of fire and a herald will announce, ‘He is son of so- and-so.’ There will emerge a foul odour from his mouth and people will be cursing him. Thereafter, Angels of torment will remove him from the noose of fire and fling him into Hell, where he will be burning for one thousand years. He will then scream, ‘O thirst, thirst!’ Allah will send stinky sweat to him; he will then proclaim ‘O my Rab! Kindly remove this sweat away from me’, but before that sweat goes away, fire will approach him and burn him to ashes. Allah will recreate him from fire and he will stand up again. His both hands and feet would be tied up. He will be dragged face down through chains on the ground. When he will scream due to extreme thirst, he will be made to drink boiling water. When he will plead for food, he will be forced to eat from a thorny tree and that would boil in his stomach. Sayyidunā Mālik (the chief Angel of Hell) will have shoes of fire which he will make the alcoholic wear, consequently his brain will boil off and will discharge out through the nose and ears. The alcoholic’s molars will be made up of blazing coal and fire will emerge out from his mouth. His intestines will disintegrate and excrete from his excretory organ. He will be packed into a casket filled with sparks and flames, and this torment will continue for a long period of thousand years. The opening of that casket will be narrow. Pus will flow out from his body and his colour will have changed. He will make plea, ‘O my Allah ! The fire has eaten my body.’
  • 71. Mother of Evils 64 Woe to the person who will not be dealt with mercy when he makes plea for it. When he will ask for, he will not be answered. After that he will appeal for water, so Sayyidunā Mālik will give him boiling water to drink. When the alcoholic will hold it, his fingers will cut and fall down. When he will see it, his eyes will flow out and the flesh of his cheeks will fall down. He will be taken out of the casket after 1000 years and put into such a cell which will have snakes and scorpions resembling pitcher. They will trample him under their feet. A stone of fire will be placed on his head and iron covering will be provided on the joints of his body. His hands will be chained and shackles will be placed in his neck. He will be taken out of that cell after 1000 years and angels of torment will take him towards a valley called ‘Wail’. This is one of the valleys of Hell which is hotter and deeper than the others and has more snakes and scorpions in it. The alcoholic will burn in this valley for 1000 years. 5. The alcoholic will arise from his grave in such a condition that his shins will be swollen; his tongue would be swinging on his chest and fire will be burning his intestines. So he will scream in such a horrifying voice that everybody will become terrified and scorpions will be stinging the flesh of his body. He will be made to wear shoes of fire as a result of which his brain will boil. The alcoholic will be in neighbourhood of ‘Fir’awn’ and ‘Ĥāmān’. Furthermore, whoever serves one morsel to an alcoholic, Allah will appoint snakes and scorpions upon him, and whoever fulfils any of alcoholic’s needs, he has contributed in destroying Islam. Whoever lends him anything on loan, it is as if he has helped in the murder of a Muslim, and whoever adopts
  • 72. Mother of all Evils 65 his company, Allah will raise him blind (on the Day of Judgement) and he will not have any excuse. Do not make Nikāḥ i.e. marriage with an alcoholic. If he gets ill, do not visit to console him. The alcoholic has been cursed in the Torah, Zabur, Bible and the Glorious Quran. Whoever drank alcohol (considering it as Ḥalāl), he has rejected (all) the commandments of Allah that were revealed upon the Prophets   . Only Kāfir considers Alcohol as Ḥalāl and I (i.e. The Chief of all Prophets ʄʋٖ ) despise it. In addition, the alcoholic will die in a state of thirst and for 1000 years he will be screaming out, ‘Oh thirst! Oh thirst!’ (Rasūlullāĥ ʄʋٖ said) I take an oath by He Who has sent me with the Truth that when alcoholic will appear in the court of Almighty Allah , He will order the angels, ‘O angels! Capture him.’ 70,000 angels will appear, grab him and drag him on his face. He ʄʋٖ further said: I tell you more. The person who has 100 Quranic verses in his heart, if he would drink alcohol, then every letter of the Glorious Quran will appear on the Day of Judgement and argue with that alcoholic in the court of Allah and if Quran fought with anybody, certainly he will be ruined. Alcoholic and the heavenly wine The believers who would never drink the intoxicating alcohol of this world for seeking pleasure of Allah will be served with Sharāb-e-Ṭaĥūr (pure wine) of Paradise, and those drunkards of worldly alcohol who departed from this temporal world without repenting from, they will remain deprived of the pure wine of Paradise.
  • 73. Mother of Evils 66 The Merciful Prophet ʄʋٖ has stated, ‘Every intoxicant is alcohol and every intoxicant is Ḥarām. Whoever drank alcohol in this world and died without repentance, he would not drink Sharāb-e-Ṭaĥūr in the Hereafter.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1199, Ḥadīš 2003) Alcoholic and the fragrance of Paradise The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘The fragrance of Paradise would be smelt from travelling distance of 500 years; however the one proud of his deeds, disobedient one and the regular drinker will remain deprived of its fragrance.’ (Al-Mu’jam Al-Ṣaghīr-lil-Ṭabarānī, pp. 145, Juz Awwal, Ḥadīš 409) In some narrations, it is reported that, not only the fragrance of Paradise but all the bounties of Paradise will be Ḥarām upon alcoholic. Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad bin ‘Abdullāĥ Ḥākim ʋ has reported a Ḥadīš that the Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘There are four kinds of people for whom Allah bears the right to neither allow them to enter Paradise nor will He allow them to taste its bounties: (i) a regular drinker (ii) one who earns usury (interest) (iii) one who exploits the money of orphan without lawful reason and (iv) one who is disobedient to parents.’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 2, pp. 338, Ḥadīš 7230) Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Abbās ʝ reported that the Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ said, ‘The drunkard, the one disobedient to parents and the one seeking acknowledgement in lieu of favour will not enter Paradise.’ Sayyidunā ‘Abdullaĥ bin ‘Abbās ʝ said, ‘This blessed saying made me worried that the believers do indulge in sins and then I found this (following) injunction of the Holy Quran regarding those disobedient to their parents:
  • 74. Mother of all Evils 67 ۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ­ ۤۡۡۡ So do you portray that if you get governance, you would spread chaos in the land and sever your relations? [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Sūraĥ Muhammad, Verse 22) And I found the following verse of the Quran regarding the one seeking acknowledgement in lieu of favour: ٰٰٰٰٓۡۡۡۡۡۡۡ ‘O people who believe! Do not invalidate your charity by expressing your favours and causing injury.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 264) And I found the following order of Allah regarding alcohol: ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ٰ ۡ ٰٓۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡۡۡ ۡ O people who believe! Alcohol and gambling, and idols, and the darts are impure - the satanic crafts, therefore keep avoiding them so that you may succeed. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 90; Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabāir, vol. 11, pp. 82, Ḥadīš 11170) It should be remembered that a regular alcoholic is not the one who continuously drinks alcohol, rather whenever alcohol becomes available to him, he drinks it and does not refrain from it due to fear of Allah .’ (Baḥr-ud-Dumū’, pp. 167)
  • 75. Mother of Evils 68 Repent as the mercy of Allah  is immense Dear Islamic Brothers! Repent in the court of the Merciful Allah from drinking alcohol in order to save yourself from the displeasure of Allah before the door of repentance is closed. Woe be to the one who disobeyed Allah and became deserving of Hell as his final abode. Hasten in seeking repentance until the soul is present in your body because death is certain and is about to come. Hasten in repentance before the door of repentance is closed. Door of repentance The Blessed and Beloved Prophet ʄʋٖ said, ‘Allah has created a door of repentance in the west which has the width equal to the travelling distance of 70 years and it will not be closed until the sun rises from the west.’ (Sunan al-Tirmiżī, vo. l 6, pp. 316, Ḥadīš 18116) Kar ley tawbaĥ Rab kī raḥmat ĥay bařī Qabr mayn warnaĥ sazā ĥo gī kařī Do repent as the mercy of your Rab is so immense Otherwise you will suffer severe torment Alcoholic became friend of Allah  It is mentioned on page 105, Volume I of Faizan-e Sunnat [the 1548-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami] that Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ was a drunkard before eventual repentance. He ʋ was once going somewhere in drunken state. On the way, he glanced a piece of paper on which ‘ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ٰ ۡ ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ِ‫ن‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ ’ was inscribed. He picked it up out of respect. He ʋ then
  • 76. Mother of all Evils 69 bought ‘Iṭr (fragrance), applied it to the paper and placed it at an elevated place out of reverence. At night, a saint ʋ of Islam dreamt someone saying, ‘Go and inform Bishr: You made My name fragrant, honoured it and placed it at a high place, We will also purify you.’ As the saint woke up, he thought to himself, ‘Bishr is an alcoholic; there is perhaps some misunderstanding on my part about the dream.’ Then, after making Wuḍū and offering Nafl Ṣalāĥ, he went to sleep again but had the same dream for the second time and then again for the third time and also heard ‘Our message is indeed for Bishr! Go and convey our message to him.’ Therefore, the saint went out in search for Sayyidunā Bishr ʋ and learnt that Bishr was in the gathering of alcoholics. Reaching the gathering he called out for ‘Bishr,’ but he was told by people that Bishr was in a drunken stupor. The saint said, ‘Go and somehow tell him that a man with a message for him is standing outside.’ Someone went and told him of this. Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ said, ‘Ask him as to whose message he has brought.’ When asked, the saint replied, ‘I have brought the message of Allah .’ When informed of this, Sayyidunā Bishr ʋۡʆ was overwhelmed and immediately came out barefooted. Hearing the divine message, he sincerely repented from his sins and attained such a high spiritual rank that he used to remain barefooted due to awe-inspiring Divine contemplation. This is why he ʋ became famous as Ḥāfī (i.e. the one remaining barefooted). (Tażkira-tul-Auliyā, pp. 68) May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬
  • 77. Mother of Evils 70 Virtues of showing respect Dear Islamic brothers! A grave sinner and an alcoholic became a Walī (friend of Allah ) merely because of respecting and showing reverence to a piece of paper which had the blessed name of Allah inscribed on it. Thus, why then will we sinners not be blessed with the grace and bounty of Allah if we pay respect to those holy luminaries whose hearts, with the name of Allah engraved on them, remain occupied in Divine contemplation. Furthermore, how valued would the respect of our Beloved Prophet Sayyidunā Muhammad ʄʋٖ be in the Court of Allah as he is the Sovereign of all Prophets and saints! Indeed, respecting the name of beloveds of Allah brings blessings and reward. Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ gained a high rank by respecting the name of Allah . If we respect the name of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ʄʋٖ why will we not gain high regards? On hearing the blessed name, if we kiss our thumbs and touch them to our eyes out of respect, why will we not receive its blessings? Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī ʋۡʆ applied fragrance to the paper on which the name of Allah was written, therefore he was purified. If we also sprinkle rose essence wherever the Żikr of the Beloved and Blessed Mustafa ʄʋٖ is mentioned why would we not be purified? Kyā māĥaktey ĥayn maĥaknay wālay Bu paĥ chal-tay ĥayn bĥaṫaknay wālay ‘Āṣīun! Tĥām lo dāman un kā Woĥ naĥī ĥātĥ jĥaṫaknay wālay What a great fragrance do the beloveds of Allah possess! The lost people find their destination by tracking the fragrance.
  • 78. Mother of all Evils 71 O sinners! Do hold the path of the Prophet of Allah As he is not amongst those who will leave you alone (Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish Sharīf) An alcoholic was forgiven Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqaĥ Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyās Attar Qadiri has mentioned an incident in his book, ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’, Volume I, on page 95 regarding the forgiveness of an alcoholic: There were two brothers. One of them was pious, whereas the other was a drunkard. The pious person once called his brother and punished him for his act of drinking alcohol. Whilst returning, the drinker fell into some deep water and drowned. Eventually, he was buried. At night, the pious brother had a dream in which he saw his deceased brother strolling in Paradise. Amazed, he asked, ‘You were a drinker and had died in the state of intoxication, how have you entered Paradise?’ His deceased brother replied, ‘Whilst returning after being beaten by you, I saw a piece of paper on the way with ‘ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ٰ ۡ ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ِ‫ن‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ ’ inscribed on it. Picking it up, I swallowed it. I then fell into the deep water and drowned. After I was buried, Munkar and Nakīr (interrogating angels) entered my grave and asked the questions. I politely said, ‘You are questioning me, whereas the pure name of my Beloved Almighty Allah is in my abdomen!’ As I said this, a voice from the Ghayb (unseen) was heard saying: َ ‫ق‬َ‫د‬ َ‫ص‬ۡ‫ب‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫د‬ۡ‫ي‬ۡ‫د‬ َ ‫ق‬ۡ‫ر‬ َ ‫ف‬ َ ‫غ‬ُ‫ت‬ َ ‫ل‬ ’ (‘My servant has spoken the truth. Undoubtedly, I have forgiven him.’) (Nuzĥa-tul-Majālis, vol. 1, pp. 41)
  • 79. Mother of Evils 72 May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! َ ۡ ‫ال‬ َ َ ‫ا‬ۡ‫و‬ ُّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ِ‫ب‬ۡ‫ي‬‫ب‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ ٰ َ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ Dear Islamic brothers! If someone remained deprived of repentance due to the darkness of sins preventing the mercy of Allah from him, then nothing can be done except regret. Frightening graves On page 5 to 8 of the booklet, ‘Revelations of Shroud Thieves’ [the 32-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqaĥ Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri has quoted that once, a frightened person came to Caliph ‘Abdul Mālik. He said, ‘O respected caliph! I am a very sinful person, I want to know whether I will be forgiven or not.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is your sin bigger than the earth and sky?’ He replied, ‘Yes, even bigger.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is it bigger than the Divine Pen and Divine Tablet?’ He replied, ‘Even bigger.’ The caliph asked, ‘Is it bigger than the Divine Throne?’ He replied, ‘Even bigger.’ The caliph then said, ‘Brother! Surely your sin can’t be greater than the mercy of Allah .’ When the person heard this, he began to cry profusely. The caliph asked, ‘Brother, please tell me, what is this sin of yours?’ The person replied, ‘Your Eminence! I feel extremely embarrassed to inform you; however, I will tell you. Perhaps it may pave way for acceptance of my repentance.’ Saying this, he began to reveal his story.
  • 80. Mother of all Evils 73 He said, ‘I am a shroud thief. Tonight, I learnt lesson from five different graves which forced me to seek forgiveness.’ Fate of an alcoholic When I opened the first grave to steal the shroud, I noticed that the face of the deceased had turned away from the direction of Qiblaĥ. As I began to run away in fright, an unseen voice made me tremble even more. It said, ‘Ask this person the reason for his torment?’ Whilst trembling, I replied that I did not have the courage to ask, you tell me. It was said, ‘This person was an alcoholic and an adulterer.’ Qabr rozānaĥ yeĥ kartī ĥay pukār Mujĥ mayn ĥay kīřay makořay be-shumār The grave proclaims everyday I have countless insects inside me Corpse resembling a pig When I opened the second grave, I saw a heart trembling scene. I saw that the corpse’s face resembled that of a pig and he was grappled with shackles and chains of fire. An unseen voice declared, ‘This person used to swear false oaths and used to earn from Ḥarām means.’ Yād rakĥ mayn ĥo andĥayrī koṫĥařī Tujĥ ko ĥo gī mujĥ mayn sun waĥshat bařī Remember I am a dark cell Listen, you will panic inside me Mayray andar tu akaīlā aye gā Ĥān magar a’māl laytā aye gā You will enter alone inside But you will bring your deeds with
  • 81. Mother of Evils 74 Nails of fire When I opened the third grave, again I saw a terrifying scene. The deceased had his tongue coming out from the back of his neck and he was punched with nails made of fire. An unseen voice declared, ‘this person used to backbite, slander and would sow discord among people.’ Narm bistar gĥar paĥ ĥī raĥ jāye ge Tujĥ ko farsh-e-khāk par daffnāey ge Soft beds will stay behind at home You will be laid on the bare ground Blazed in fire When I opened the fourth grave, I saw another very frightening scene. I saw a person being blazed in fire and the angels were beating him with hammers made of fire. I became terrified and ran away. However, an unseen voice echoed in my ears telling that this wretched person was neglectful in offering Ṣalāĥ and observing fasts of Ramadan. Reward of repenting in youth When I opened the fifth grave, it was completely different from the other graves. This grave was extremely spacious. Inside, there was a throne with a handsome young man sitting upon it. An unseen voice revealed that this person had sought repentance while he was still young and was steadfast in offering Ṣalāĥ and observing fasts. (Tażkiraĥ-tul-Wā’iẓin, pp 612-615) Jo musalmān bandaĥ naykawkār ĥay Rab kay Maḥbūb ka ‘āshiq zar ĥay
  • 82. Mother of all Evils 75 Qabr bĥī is kī jannat kā gulzār ĥay Bagh-e-firdous kā bĥī woĥ ḥaqdār ĥay The Muslim who is pious and devotee of the Beloved of Allah His grave is one of the gardens of Paradise And he is also entitled for the Eden of Firdaus An incident that reformed an alcoholic On page 164 of ‘Uyūn-ul-Ḥikāyāt [the 413-page publication of Maktabaĥ-tul-Madinaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e- Islami], it is cited that Sayyidunā Yūsuf bin Ḥasan ʋ has said that once he was present with Sayyidunā Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ near a pond of water. Suddenly they saw a gigantic scorpion sitting on the bank of the pond. After a while one big frog appeared from the water and came near the scorpion. The scorpion rode onto the back of the frog; the frog then swam towards the other bank. Seeing this, Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ said, ‘Come! Let’s go to the other side of the pond because something strange is expected to happen there.’ And so they too went to the other side of the pond. After reaching there, the frog dropped the scorpion off. Scorpion started to crawl very fast towards a certain direction. After passing some distance, they saw a strange and terrifying scene. There was an intoxicated young person lying unconscious and a python was slithering towards him, as soon as it approached to swallow him, the gigantic scorpion attacked the python, as a result of which it could not bear the poison of the scorpion and died. When the python died, the scorpion returned towards the bank of the pond where the frog was waiting. It again rode the frog’s back and returned to the other side of the pond.
  • 83. Mother of Evils 76 Fauns ban kar jis kī ḥifāẓat ĥawā karay Woĥ sham’a kyā bujĥay jisay roshan Khudā karay When air becomes a chandelier to protect the light of the candle then no one can blow out the candle which is protected by Allah Then they approached that intoxicated young man who was still unconscious. Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ shook him and he opened his eyes. He ʋ said, ‘O young man! Look, how your Rab has saved your life. This dead python came to kill you but Allah protected your life in such a way that a scorpion came from the other bank of the pond and killed this python; as a result you were saved.’ He ʋ revealed the entire incident and read the following couplets: ِ ّ ُ ‫ك‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫س‬ٍ‫ء‬َ‫ي‬ۡ‫د‬ۡ‫و‬َ‫ر‬ۡ ِ‫ف‬ِ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ ُّ ‫الظ‬ َ‫ي‬ ً ِ‫ف‬ َ ‫اغ‬َ‫و‬َ ۡ ‫ال‬ِ‫ل‬‫ي‬ ُ ‫ل‬ ۡ َ ‫ي‬ُ‫س‬ُ‫ر‬‫ه‬ۡ‫ِن‬‫م‬ َ‫ي‬ ۡ ‫ا‬ِ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ك‬ۡ‫ِن‬‫م‬‫ه‬ُ‫د‬ِ‫وائ‬ َ ‫ف‬ِ‫م‬ َ‫ِع‬ّ‫ال‬ ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ف‬ُ‫ام‬َ‫ن‬ َ ‫ت‬ ۡ ‫ال‬ُ‫ع‬ُ‫ي‬ۡ‫و‬ ُ ‫ن‬ۡ‫ن‬ َ ‫ع‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫م‬ٍ‫ك‬ Translation Wake up O heedless one! Allah protects his humble servants from every evil that moves around in darkness. Why then have your eyes slept and become heedless of Him Whose blessings benefit you. When the alcoholic heard such wise sentences from the inspiring tongue of Ḥaḍrat Żunnūn Miṣrī ʋۡ , he awoke from the sleep of ignorance and heedlessness and mentioned in the court of Allah , while repenting, ‘O my Rab ! When You are so Merciful to Your disobedient servants, then to what extent would Your mercy shower onto Your obedient servants!’ Afterwards that young man started walking in one direction, I asked him, ‘O young man, what do you intend to do now?’ He
  • 84. Mother of all Evils 77 said, ‘I will now worship my Allah in the jungles and by Allah , I will never get inclined towards the glamour of this world and never will I step towards the city life.’ Saying this, that young man migrated to the jungle. Tĥām ley dāman e Shaĥ-e-Laulāk tū Sachī tawbaĥ say ĥo jāye gā pāk tū Jo bĥī dunyā say Āqā kā gham ley gayā Woĥ to bāzī Khudā kī qasam ley gayā Hold the path of the Prophet, who is the cause of the creation of the whole universe By doing so and repenting truly will make you pure Whoever embraced the love of the Prophet By Allah he is successful in the Hereafter Why are we confronting troubles? Shaykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri further advises: Dear Islamic brothers! ȹ   We are Muslims and every deed of Muslims should be for the sake of pleasure of Allah and His Rasūl ʄʋٖ but unfortunately, today majority of us is going astray, from the path of piety. Perhaps it is the reason that we are confronting versatile troubles. Some people are sick whilst others are in debt, some have family discords, some have no livelihood, some desire children and some are under trouble due to disobedient children. In short, everyone is facing one or another problem. Allah says in the Holy Quran, Sūraĥ al-Shūrā, verse 30,
  • 85. Mother of Evils 78 ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ‘And whatever calamity befalls you, is because of what your hands have earned - and there is a great deal He pardons!’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ al-Shūrā, Verse 30) Dear Islamic brothers! There is no doubt that the remedy to every trouble of this world and of the Hereafter lies in obedience of Allah and His Beloved Rasūl ʄʋٖ . It is quoted, “ ۡ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ن‬ِ ّٰ ِ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ن‬ُ ّٰ ِ َ ‫ل‬ ”, meaning that the person who becomes obedient to Allah , He helps and supports him. (Tafsīr Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, Sūraĥ Luqmān, Taḥat-ul-Ayaĥ 4, vol. 7, pp. 64) Blessings of Ṣalāĥ The first Farḍ (obligatory act) for a Muslim is Ṣalāĥ. However, sadly, our Masājid are deserted nowadays. Certainly Ṣalāĥ is the pillar of Islam. Ṣalāĥ is a means for pleasure of Allah . Mercy descends by virtue of Ṣalāĥ. Ṣalāĥ brings forgiveness of sins. Ṣalāĥ protects from diseases. Ṣalāĥ is a means for acceptance of supplications. Ṣalāĥ brings blessings in sustenance. Ṣalāĥ is light for the dark grave. Ṣalāĥ protects from torment in the grave. Ṣalāĥ is the key to Paradise. Ṣalāĥ facilitates on the bridge of Ṣirāṭ. Ṣalāĥ protects from the fire of Hell. Ṣalāĥ soothes the blessed eyes of the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ . The person who offers Ṣalāĥ will be blessed with the intercession of the Holy Prophet ʄʋٖ . The greatest reward for the person who offers Ṣalāĥ is that he will behold Allah on the Day of Judgment.
  • 86. Mother of all Evils 79 Terrifying fate of those who do not offer Ṣalāĥ Allah is displeased with one who does not offer Ṣalāĥ. Whoever intentionally misses even one Ṣalāĥ, his name is inscribed on the door of Hell. The grave will squeeze the person who is lazy in offering Ṣalāĥ, to such a degree, that his ribs would break and interlock with each other. His grave will be blazed with fire and a bald snake will be deputed for inflicting him. In addition, he will be made to face strict accountability on the Day of Judgment. Dear Islamic Brothers! If you really want to become regular in Ṣalāĥ, fasts and other acts of piety and to refrain from alcoholism and other sins, then embrace the Madanī Māḥaul (Islamic environment) of Dawat-e-Islami, the Global non- political movement for propagation of Quran and Sunnaĥ. Innumerable sinners have repented by virtue of this Madanī environment. How an alcoholic became a preacher? One of the Islamic brothers of Kharadar Bāb-ul-Madinaĥ, Karachi, Pakistan has stated in these words that, there lived a very notorious person in our area. He was infamous because of his activities. People would persuade him towards decency but he would turn a deaf ear. Along with other vices, he used to remain drunk. His days and nights were submerged into the ocean of sins. One day, an Islamic brother invited him for the weekly Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami. He was very fortunate in having attended the Ijtima. As soon as the speech of Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ, Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri started, he was completely amazed. When the
  • 87. Mother of Evils 80 inspirational speech entered the inner recesses of his heart, a spring of guilt gushed forth and started flowing from his eyes in the form of tears. He remained weeping bitterly till late, putting his head down even after the speech had finished. He became Murīd (disciple) of Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ and became the devotee of Ḥuḍūr Ghouš-e- A’ẓam, Shāykh ‘Abdul Qādir ȹȸۡ . He repented from all his previous sins and intended to abandon alcohol forever. As he quit alcohol all of a sudden, he began suffering with health complications. Someone advised him that alcohol was not to be abandoned all of a sudden; and he may quit gradually but he refused to take that advice. He confronted all the problems and finally succeeded in quitting alcohol. He made his habit to offer Ṣalāĥ five times a day in the Masjid and adorned his face with beard. The Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ of Dawat-e-Islami completely changed his life. He used to be seen in white clothes according to the Sunnaĥ of the Beloved Rasūl ٖ   ʋ     ʄ  and would participate in the weekly area visit for calling towards righteousness. He attained such blessings by virtue of the Madanī activities of Dawat-e-Islami that anyone who met him would get impressed and inspired. One day he suddenly became ill and was admitted into hospital. He became so weak because of excessive vomiting and diarrhoea. After looking at his condition, it seemed as though he would not survive. In the evening, he recited ‘Kalimaĥ Ṭayyibaĥ’ i.e. ‘ ِ َ َ ٰ ‫ِل‬‫ا‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ِ‫ا‬ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬ َ ُ ‫م‬ُ‫س‬َّ‫ر‬‫و‬ ُ ‫ل‬ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ’ and his soul departed from his body. When the news of his death reached the area, every Islamic brother who was attached to him was seen in grief. Numerous Islamic brothers participated in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of that preacher of Dawat-e-Islami. Shāykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ ۡ
  • 88. Mother of all Evils 81 Ḥaḍrat ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri lead the funeral Ṣalāĥ. The Islamic brothers’ eyes were welled up with tears witnessing their Pīr-o-Murshid (Spiritual Guide) at the funeral of this fortunate Murīd. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake! ٓ ‫ا‬ِ‫م‬ ۡ ‫ي‬ِ ّ ِ‫ب‬َّ‫ال‬ ِ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ ِ‫ب‬‫ا‬ ۡ ‫ل‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ر‬ َ ‫ك‬‫م‬ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ Yā Rab! Dil-e-Muslim ko woĥ zindaĥ tamannā dey Jo qalb ko garmā dey, jo ruḥ ko tařpā dey Pĥir wadī-e-fāran kay ĥar żarray ko chamkā dey Pĥir Shauq-e-tamāshā dey, pĥir Żauq-e-taqqāzā dey Maḥrūm-e-tamāshā ko pĥir dīdaĥ-e-bīnā dey Dekĥā ĥay jo kuch mayn nay auron ko bĥī dikĥlā dey Bĥaṫkay ĥuway āĥun ko pĥir so-aye ḥarm ley chal Is shaĥar key khawgar ko pĥir Wus’at-e-ṣeḥrā dey Paīdā dil-e-wīrān mayn pĥir shaurish-e-maḥshar kar Is maḥmil-e-khālī ko pĥir shāĥid-e-laīlā dey Is dour ki ẓulmat mayn ĥar qalb-e-parīshān ko Woĥ dāgh-e-maḥabbat dey jo chand ko sharmā dey Riff’at mayn maqāṣid ko ĥumdosh-e-šurrīyā kar Khuddāri-e-sāḥil dey, āzādī-e-daryā dey Bay-loos maḥabbat ĥo, bay-bāk ṣadāqat ĥo Sīnaun mayn ujālā kar, dil sūrat-e-mīnaĥ dey Aḥsās ‘ināyat kar ašar-e-muṣībat kā Amroz kī shaurish mayn andayshaĥ-e-fardā dey Main bulbul-e-nallān ĥaun aik ujřay gulistān kā Tāšīr kā sāil ĥaun, muĥtāj ko, dātā dey!
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  • 91. 82 Table of Contents Du’ā for reading the book...............................................................................iii 13 Intentions for reading this book in connection to thirteen letters of ‘Combating Wine’............................................................................................iv Two Madanī pearls....................................................................................iv Intentions ....................................................................................................iv Mother of Evils....................................................... 1 Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī......................................................................1 Mother of all evils ............................................................................................2 Was it alcohol or vinegar in the bottle?.......................................................3 Fear of the beings.............................................................................................4 Gatherings of drinking....................................................................................6 Open war against the commandments of Allah .................................6 One sin carries ten misdeeds.........................................................................8 What is alcohol?...............................................................................................10 The reason of the name ‘Khamr’...................................................................11 Ruling on alcohol .............................................................................................11 Ruling on the earnings from alcohol............................................................12 Alcohol is Ḥarām whether it is less or more...............................................12 Eight rulings regarding Khamr (alcohol).....................................................14 Ten proofs for the impermissibility of alcohol from ‘Allāmaĥ Shāmī ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ِ ّٰ ‫ا‬ ُ ‫ة‬َ ۡ ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ ...........................................................................................15 When did alcohol become impermissible?.................................................16 Four verses from the Quran regarding alcohol..........................................17 Wisdom in stepwise prohibition...................................................................20
  • 92. Mother of all Evils 83 Liking of the Noble Prophet ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬..........................................21 Alarming Madanī pearls about alcohol by A’lā Ḥaḍrat’s father, Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān .................................................................................21 The difference between ‘Sharāb’ and ‘Sarāb’..............................................22 Implementation of prohibition .....................................................................23 Conduct of the Companions of the Prophet ‫ان‬َ‫و‬ ۡ ‫ض‬ّ ِ‫الر‬ ُ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ـل‬ َ ‫ع‬................................25 Difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim.....................................27 Harmful effects of drinking............................................................................28 Economic harms of alcohol............................................................................28 Medical harms of alcohol ...............................................................................29 Social harms of drinking.................................................................................30 Alcoholic cannot recognize family relations ..............................................31 Alcoholic and his households........................................................................31 Remain distant from alcoholics.....................................................................33 Madanī pearls from a prince of the Prophet...............................................34 Alcohol and Satan............................................................................................35 Satan of alcoholics ...........................................................................................36 Alcohol and the intellect.................................................................................37 Alcoholic performing Wuḍū with urine......................................................38 The alcoholic’s never ending desire .............................................................38 The biggest sin of all........................................................................................39 Blind alcoholic..................................................................................................40 Alcohol and death............................................................................................40 Attempts to prohibit alcohol.........................................................................41 Alcoholic and his faith ....................................................................................42 Five sayings of the Prophet ‫م‬ َّ ‫ل‬َ‫س‬َ‫و‬ ِ ِ‫ل‬ ٰ ‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ع‬ ٰ Ǔ‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ت‬ ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ‫ص‬ regarding an alcoholic ..43 Fate of heedless alcoholics..............................................................................44 Drinking alcohol as a medicine.....................................................................45
  • 93. Table of Contents 84 Deprivation from Īmān due to alcohol........................................................46 A foolish argument..........................................................................................47 Ten harms of alcoholism................................................................................48 Curse upon the alcoholic................................................................................50 Hatred for even a drop of alcohol.................................................................50 Punishment for drinking one sip of alcohol ...............................................51 The wrath of Allah  upon alcoholic .......................................................52 Alcoholic and his Ṣalāĥ...................................................................................53 Fifteen causes for the decline of Muslims...................................................54 Different forms of punishment .....................................................................55 Punishment for the alcoholic.........................................................................56 Punishment for an alcoholic in this world..................................................57 Alcoholic’s punishment in the grave............................................................57 Deceased woman slaps a shroud thief .........................................................58 Child turns elderly ...........................................................................................59 The neck of Hell...............................................................................................59 Five punishments on the Day of Resurrection for the alcoholic ............61 The appearance of the alcoholic on the Day of Judgment.................61 Smelling fouler than a rotten corpse......................................................61 Welcome with the iron hammers...........................................................62 Horrific view of an alcoholic’s torment.................................................62 Alcoholic and the heavenly wine ..................................................................65 Alcoholic and the fragrance of Paradise......................................................66 Repent as the mercy of Allah  is immense............................................68 Door of repentance..........................................................................................68 Alcoholic became friend of Allah ..........................................................68 Virtues of showing respect.............................................................................70 An alcoholic was forgiven...............................................................................71
  • 94. Mother of all Evils 85 Frightening graves............................................................................................72 Fate of an alcoholic..........................................................................................73 Corpse resembling a pig .................................................................................73 Nails of fire ........................................................................................................74 Blazed in fire......................................................................................................74 Reward of repenting in youth........................................................................74 An incident that reformed an alcoholic.......................................................75 Why are we confronting troubles? ...............................................................77 Blessings of Ṣalāĥ.............................................................................................78 Terrifying fate of those who do not offer Ṣalāĥ.........................................79 How an alcoholic became a preacher?.........................................................79 Bibliography.....................................................................................................82