عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى اليَمَنِ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَشْرِبَةٍ تُصْنَعُ بِهَا، فَقَالَ: «وَمَا هِيَ؟» قَالَ: البِتْعُ وَالْمِزْرُ، فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بُرْدَةَ: مَا البِتْعُ؟ قَالَ: نَبِيذُ العَسَلِ، وَالْمِزْرُ نَبِيذُ الشَّعِيرِ، فَقَالَ: «كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ»

Sa‘īd ibn Abu Burdah narrated from his father from Abu Mūsā al-Ash‘arī that:

1. The Prophet sent him to Yemen. He [i.e. Abu Mūsā] asked him about certain drinks made there. The Prophet asked: ‘Which ones?’ He said: al-bit‘ and al-mizr. I asked Abu Burdah: What is al-bit‘? He said: Fermented honey, while al-mizr is fermented barley. 2. The Prophet said: Every intoxicant is forbidden.

Related by al-Bukhari, 4343.

Summary of Meaning

The problem with alcoholic drinks is that they influence the mind and intoxicate. Therefore, every substance that influences a person’s mind, whether made from grapes or any other article, is forbidden in Islam.

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