Comments on: Is alcohol haram?

By: Rami

Rami — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:20:31 +0000

The actual translation of the verse is,

Al-Maeda
There shall be no sin (imputed) unto those who believe and do good works for what they may have eaten (in the past). So be mindful for your duty (to Allah), and do good works; and again; be mindful your duty, and believe; and once again: be mindful your duty, and do right, Allah loveth the good. (93)

So you may be forgiven for your past, as long as you do good, brother I have drank a lot in the past and all it has lead to is guilt, and once you feel guilt and regret it means the action done is haram. This is my own view of this topic

By: asqfish

asqfish — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:53:18 +0000

Asalaam o alaikum,
I have read your post with interest as i was researching he word “avoid” in the Quran regarding alcohol, how does one drink alcohol while avoiding it??

When one’s Nafs is riding rampant, it finds ways to wiggle the word of the Divine to “do what it desires”

As muslims the more we decide to obey Allah the more closer we get to Him and feel His love……….or we can argue and bring excuses to disobey Him and obey our Nafs and inclinations for the short period in this life. However we will then be distancing ourselves from Him (Subhanawataala) in the Hereafter and will feel the heat of the Fire in the end……..which is it to be?

It is time for intelligent people to look in the mirror and say “who do I want to obey? Allah Subhanawataala and His Rasool (pbuh) or my base desires?

Decide for your self and thus decide your consequences too, because they are clearly outlined in Surah Zumar in which as you read, you will find out which group you belong to and where will you end.

Jazaaik Allah Khair!

By: Pakyeh

Pakyeh — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:39:01 +0000

This verse cannot overrise the verse which prohibits Pork. As for alcohol Allah advise to refrain from alcohol.This cannot be taken as haram because Allah also admit there are good and bad and that the bad is more than the good.
Anyway Islam is not forced upon Muslims or non Muslims.AlQuran 2:256 “There is no compulsion in religion”. Like the TQM(Quality Religion), to have quality you must volunteer to do it. Anything by force is not Quality and not Islam.

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By: Heartburn Home Remedy

Heartburn Home Remedy — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:44:11 +0000

After reading the article, I feel that I need more information on the topic. Could you suggest some resources ?

By: Alam

Alam — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:50:24 +0000

ASSALAMUALIKUM WA REHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATHU:

ALchahol is haram my friend, period!!! it is forbiddon!! it is in hadith, you have to believe in the Quran and the authentic hadiths!! “some people of my ummah will make lawfull, fornication, alchahol, music” (prphet mohammed pbuh) unfortuntaly i do not remember the refrence of this hadith, but it is a well known one so i hope u will able to find it without difficulty.

Furthermore intitially alchahol wasn’t haram, the order came during the years of our prophet Mohammed (pbuh) the Quran also tells you to “obey the prophet” on many occasions, so one cannot reject the authentic hadiths (as some modern muslims do), they are gold dusts!. “people will form many diffrent sects in islam based on what they WANT to believe” (or similer)
you have been informed.. i leave the rest up to you to research, may Allah guide all of us to the right path

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:39:58 +0000

Leaving aside any citigs from Quran and Hadith..the importance of the prohibition of Alcohol can be gauged by the number of verses and Hadith discussing it in a negative way..and while there is none in the world who can claim that Allah will forgive him, even Sahaba would weep as they were not sure whether they will be free from Allah’s wrath..The best way forward is to avoid something which is doubtful to avoid Fitna..If you can’t control your habits better sin away from public eye and not create doubts in the eyes of other believing Muslims and seek, for sinning with yourself, Allah might have mercy on you but when you do so openly or advocate it openly, your sin becomes greater..By your same logic one can eat pork as long as one does so reasonably, and test whether it affects your health or not?

By: sampalee

sampalee — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:57:39 +0000

The disputes arises from assumptions and some of these assumption must be view under the light of wisdom.A body is an Alat dream up by GOD and like any piece of equipment have its limitation on the fuel it uses[comsumed]to power its various functions.A diesel engine cannot use gasoline as the fuel is incompatible to its design.However the diesel engine can run on vegetable oil quite well.Depending on the varying design of the piece of equpment,we can identify the envelope of its limitation.
Now a human body will failed if one consumed poison such as cynide.As for other fuels each have its own tresh hold of tolerence.If one consumed too much of alcohol[over the limit of tolerance which vary with each piece egupment determine by the DNA],it result in drunkeness.One must also understand that when one consume an overdose of plain water[exceeding the design limit of the body]one can die of water poisoning[do consult your doctor friends]

What is required is that we are intimate with our body equpment and recognise the envelope of limitation which changes as we age[as it is not static]An old engine can run better with a more viscous engine oil.
An engine may be the heart of the car,but it is not the car without simple items like tyres that shoed it.Likewise the Qu’ran must be read in total and not one single surah over ride the rest.Be Holistic in our understanding and avoid being symtomatic.The content and context are one and indivisible.If any word or sentence is NOT useful in the Qu’ran,it will NOT be in the Qu’ran.If you read differences with its parts,it is a way of telling you,you have not reach complete understanding.If one have the final understanding,there is not the slightest difference even if we want to split hair.

By: makenon

makenon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:07:08 +0000

dear ammar,

Which verse(s) are u referring to?Because 2:219 say specifically otherwise ?

Pls donnot quote the non-specific 4:43.

U can forget about those satanic BS either.(5:90)

By: Ammar

Ammar — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:12:21 +0000

it doesn’t matter what your “views” are. the qur’an specifically makes alcohol haram… end of story – and yes, you harm yourself as well as the very fabric of your society by consuming it.

By: svsingam

svsingam — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:47:03 +0000

My view is that it is not the consumption of alcohol per se that is a sin. It is that, by the consumption of alcohol, one is exposing oneself to the possibility of intoxicated behaviour that could lead one to insult or injure another.

Sin, as I see it, is anything done that harms another.