Answer:
Alcohol
has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It
continues to cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to
millions throughout the world. Alcohol is the root cause of several
problems facing society. The statistics of soaring crime rates,
increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes
throughout the world bear mute testimony to the destructive power of
alcohol.
1.
Prohibition of alcohol in the
Qur’an
The
Glorious
Qur’an
prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verse:
"O ye
who believe!
Intoxicants and Gambling,
(Dedication of) stones,
And (divination by) arrows,
Are an Abomination –
Of Satan’s handiwork;
Eschew such (abomination),
That ye may prosper."
[Al-Qur’an
5:90]
2.
Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible
The
Bible prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verses:
a.
"Wine
is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby
is not wise."
[Proverbs 20:1]
b.
"And be
not drunk with wine."
[Ephesians 5:18]
3.
Alcohol is prohibited in the
Hadith
The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (peace be
upon him) said:
a.
In
Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of
Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith
No. 3371.
"Alcohol is the mother of all evils and it is the most shameful of
evils."
b.
In
Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of
Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith
No. 3392
"Anything which intoxicates in a large quantity, is prohibited even in
a small quantity."
Thus
there is no excuse for a nip or a tot.
c.
Not
only those who drink alcohol are cursed but also those who deal with
them directly or indirectly are cursed by Allah.
According
to
Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of
Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith
No. 3380.
It was
reported by
Anas (may Allah be
pleased with him), that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
said:
"God’s
curse falls on ten groups of people who deal with alcohol. The one who
distills it, the one for whom it has been distilled, the one who drinks
it, the one who transports it, the one to who it has been brought, the
one whom serves it, the one who sells it, the one who utilizes money
from it, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else."