Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden
Narrator in the source: Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah reported that he heard the Prophet say:
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden."- Grade in the source
- Hasan
- Reported by
- Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 66036 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُما قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَسْكَرَ كَثِيرُهُ فَقَلِيلُهُ حَرَامٌ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that any drink or food that causes the loss of control over mental faculties when consumed in large quantities, then consuming a small amount of it is forbidden, even if it does not cloud the mind.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Shariah protects people's minds.
- Validity of blocking the means to evil by blocking all ways that lead to such evils.
- The prohibition of a small amount of intoxicants, because it is a means to intoxication.
- If it does not intoxicate, neither in small nor large amounts, then it is not forbidden.
References (original Arabic)
سنن أبي داود (5/ 523) (3681). سنن الترمذي (3/ 442) (1865). سنن ابن ماجه (4/ 475) (3393). مسند أحمد (23/ 51) (14703). فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام بشرح بلوغ المرام (5/ 418). شرح سنن أبي داود للعباد (417/ 9). النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر (437).