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Musnad Ahmad 378 (Book 2, Hadith 279) #34054
The Prohibition of Khamr

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the prohibition of khamr (alcoholic drink) and how it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

It was narrated that 'Umar bin al-Khattab said: Before the prohibition of khamr was revealed, 'Umar said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr. Then the verse which is in Soorat al Baqarah was revealed: 'They ask you (O Muhammad ﷺ concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin". al-Baqarah 2:219'.Umar was summoned and it was recited to him. He said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr, and the verse which is in Soorat an-Nisa' was revealed: "O you who believe Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state'. an-Nisa 4:43). When the Iqamah for prayer was given, the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would call out: Do not approach the prayer drunk, 'Umar was summoned and it was recited to him. He said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr, and this verse was revealed then Umar was summoned and recited to him when he reached 'So, will you not then abstain?' |al-Ma'idah 5:91. Then 'Umar said: We abstain, we abstain.
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ‏{‏يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ‏}‏ قَالَ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُكَارَى‏}‏ فَكَانَ مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ نَادَى أَنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ سَكْرَانُ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا فَنَزَلَتْ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي الْمَائِدَةِ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ‏{‏فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ‏}‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ انْتَهَيْنَا انْتَهَيْنَا‏.‏
TOPICS
drink  *  prohibition  *  revealed  *  khamr  *  alkhattab  *  baqarah  *  annisa  *  almaidah

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's commands ; Refrain from activities which can take away our focus from Him ; Understand God knows what is best for us in this life and hereafter .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of khamr or alcoholic drinks. It was narrated by 'Umar bin Al Khattab that before the prohibition of khamr was revealed he asked Allah for a clear ruling on it. Then Allah revealed verses from Surah Al Baqarah and An Nisa which prohibited drinking alcohol while in a state of prayer. When Iqamah for prayer was given the caller would call out not to approach prayer while drunk. Finally when (5:91) Surah Al Ma’idah verse 91 was recited to him he said “We abstain” meaning they accepted this ruling from Allah and stopped drinking alcohol completely. This hadith teaches us that we should obey Allah's commands even if we don't understand them at first because He knows what is best for us in this life and hereafter. We should also be careful not to do anything that will prevent us from worshipping Him properly such as drinking alcohol before praying or any other activities that can take away our focus from Him.

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