YEAR 11 – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: THE MOTHER OF ALL EVILS

1. Write the English translation of the related text from the hadeeth for the following questions:
1. Is Khamr haram?
“Every intoxicant is khamr, and every khamr is Haram. And whoever drinks khamr in this life and dies while he is addicted to
it will never drink it (meaning the pure wine of Jannah) in the Hereafter”.

2. Is drinking a small amount of intoxicating substance haram?

“If a large amount of substance causes intoxication, then even a small amount in forbidden”.

3. Who are the people that Allah cursed for dealing with khamr?

“Allah cursed wine and whoever drinks, serves, sells, buys, produces, delivers or receives it”.

4. How will Allah punish a person after drinking khamr in this life?

“If anyone drinks any alcoholic drinks, Allah will not accept his prayer for forty days”.

5. What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) call Khamr?

“Avoid drinking wine for it is the mother of all evils”.

2. Compare and contrast between behavior of someone getting drunk and being only really angry.

* A person who is drunk behaves in an unruly and indecent manner. Same is the case with a person who gets really angry.
* A person who is drunk loses his senses and says things for which regrets later. Similarly, a really angry man uses abusive
language and then feels bad when his anger subsides down.
* Both lose their happiness during the duration of anger or drunkenness.

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3. “Khamr and crime are friends”. Explain this statement and prove your points.

Khamr induces crime and criminals resort to wine. One supplements the other.

A society, whose people are addicted to khamr, is full of crimes against humanity. All sorts of evils are found among them.
Killing, abusing, rape, molestation and thefts are very common among people who are given to khamr.

Be it in the family or social gatherings or driving while drunk, crimes and accidents are bound to happen because khamr is one
thing that ultimately leads to death and destruction.

4. Read the following statements carefully (they will be asked in Fill in/True or False/Multiple Choice type of questions.

1. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) called alcoholic drinks Ummul Khabaa’ith, mother of all evils.
2. Drinking alcohol is Haram for Muslims.
3. Saying ‘Beer usually has small amount of alcohol, so it is allowed to drink” is not acceptable in Islam.
4. It is haram not only to drink khamr but also to indulge in act that involves khamr (like buying, selling, giving gifts etc.)
5. According to a hadeeth, if a Muslim drinks khamr even once, Allah will reject his prayers for forty days.
6. Social effects of drinking include higher crime rate, higher fatal traffic violations and higher domestic violence.
7. Khamr means alcoholic beverages or even powdered substances that cause intoxication.
8. Khamr can be in the form of solid, liquid or gas.
9. Drinking and becoming addicted to alcohol may cause heart failure, liver damage, muscle weakness, intestinal problems,
loss of appetite, early aging, loss of ability to think clearly, domestic violence or even death.

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10. Khamr leads to great sins like adultery and murder.
11. The verse that prohibits khamr is mentioned in ayah no. 90 of Surah al Maa’idah.
12. About 78% of assaults and beatings involve the influence of alcohol.
13. The prohibition of khamr came gradually, after Muslims developed strong Iman.
14. Alcohol is a poison to human society.
15. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not sit at a table where wine
is being drunk.”

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