Explanation of the Hadith: The Habitual Drinker of Intoxicants Is Like a Worshipper of an Idol
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Question:
He says: I hope you will explain to me the hadith: "The habitual drinker of intoxicants is like a worshipper of an idol"?
Answer:
Yes, an addict means the one who persists in drinking intoxicants and does not repent; he is like a worshipper of an idol in his sin, and may Allah protect us from that. This includes the prohibition of drinking intoxicants and persisting in it. Whoever is afflicted with it must hasten to repent to Allah the Exalted and not delay, and he must abandon intoxicants because they are vile, because they are vile, and[Al-Ma'idah 5:90] as Allah described them. Yes.
He says: I hope you will explain to me the hadith: "The habitual drinker of intoxicants is like a worshipper of an idol"?
Answer:
Yes, an addict means the one who persists in drinking intoxicants and does not repent; he is like a worshipper of an idol in his sin, and may Allah protect us from that. This includes the prohibition of drinking intoxicants and persisting in it. Whoever is afflicted with it must hasten to repent to Allah the Exalted and not delay, and he must abandon intoxicants because they are vile, because they are vile, and
defilement from the work of Satan
رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/071 — archive.org (8:56)
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