The Ruling on the Punishment for Drinking Intoxicants in the Sunnah

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a message received from one of the brothers, the questioner Muhammad Yasin. He says: What is the hadd (fixed punishment) for the one who drinks khamr (intoxicants) according to the reports from individuals? The hadd for the one who drinks khamr that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) implemented was approximately forty,

Answer:
lashes, approximately forty lashes. This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) people were drinking khamr, and the forty lashes did not deter them. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) consulted him, and they suggested that he make it eighty lashes. 'Umar ordered it after consulting the Companions and their consensus on that matter. 'Umar acted in accordance with the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, which is the position of the majority of scholars that the hadd for khamr is eighty lashes. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) the Rightly Guided Caliphs who were guided after him. Some scholars say that the obligatory hadd is forty lashes, and the increase beyond that is in the category of ta'zir (discretionary punishment). If the one in authority sees an increase beyond forty in the category of ta'zir, he may do so, just as 'Umar did. Yes.