What is the authenticity of the hadith: (Whoever drinks intoxicants in this world and does not repent will not drink them in the Hereafter, even if he enters Paradise), and what is its meaning, and is it forbidden for one who enters Paradise to be deprived of some of its blessings?
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'Ayd 'Abassi: ... This explanation comes regarding whether this hadith is authentic. If it is authentic, and in the case of its authenticity, explain its key points: Does the drinker of intoxicants who did not repent enter Paradise? Since intoxicants are forbidden in this world, what is the wisdom of their existence in the Hereafter? Does a person enter Paradise and be deprived of some of its food or drink? I ask for clarification of this with an explanation of the evidence.
The Shaykh : Is this one question or five questions?
'Ayd 'Abassi: ... .
The Shaykh : Therefore ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
'Ayd 'Abassi: Word by word, step by step. First, the authenticity of the hadith?
The Shaykh : As for the hadith, it is authentic. The drinker of intoxicants, if he does not repent from drinking intoxicants and dies a Muslim, he will undoubtedly enter Paradise, but after a delay, after the punishment he deserves according to his lewdness and open sinfulness in drinking intoxicants and other sins. When he is purified from the filth of sins and transgressions, then he becomes qualified to enter Paradise. For there is a rule that every Muslim must always remember, forever: No one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah will abide in the Fire, no matter how deficient he is in his deeds. What saves one from abiding in the Fire is faith. As for sins, they do not cause one to abide in the Fire; one may abide in the Fire for ten, five, fifteen, twenty, a hundred, or two centuries, etc. Allah is All-Knowing. But in the end, the divine command comes:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2598Sahih (Darussalam) So the drinker of intoxicants, if he dies, will enter Paradise one day, without doubt. But the drinker of intoxicants and the wearer of silk has a type of treatment that it is not correct to call a punishment; rather, it is a treatment corresponding to the rank and reward he deserves in Paradise.
It is established in Islam that people in Paradise have varying degrees. Some of them look at those above them among the people of Paradise as one of us on earth looks at a star in the sky. So this difference in Paradise is undoubtedly the fruit of a person's good or bad deeds. The more he increases in good deeds, the higher and more elevated he becomes in Paradise.
Among the blessings of Paradise is drinking intoxicants, but he does not obtain this blessing because he hastened to this good thing in Paradise by seeking it in this world while it was forbidden. He hastened to it, so it was the wisdom of Allah the Mighty and Majestic that He deprive him of it in Paradise. Likewise, the one who wears silk or gold in this world. But this does not cause him regret, because the other blessings he is surrounded by are too numerous to count. So this blessing that he was deprived of due to his persistence in drinking intoxicants in this world almost becomes, or this deprivation becomes, a forgotten thing.
Often here there is a question asking: What is the wisdom of its existence in the Hereafter? If the questioner remembered that the nature of intoxicants in the Hereafter is different from its nature in this world, he would not feel the need for such a question. For the nature of intoxicants in Paradise is that it has no intoxication, no sin, no headache, or anything of that sort. Rather, it is a delicious drink that the people of Paradise enjoy among the things they enjoy.
As for his question: Does a person enter Paradise and be deprived of some of its food or drink? We have answered that, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Please, go ahead.
Whoever drinks intoxicants in this world and does not repent will not drink them in the Hereafter, even if he enters Paradise
من شرب الخمر في الدنيا ولم يتب لم يشربها في الآخرة وإن دخل الجنةThe Shaykh : Is this one question or five questions?
'Ayd 'Abassi: ... .
The Shaykh : Therefore ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
'Ayd 'Abassi: Word by word, step by step. First, the authenticity of the hadith
Whoever drinks intoxicants in this world and does not repent will not drink them
من شرب الخمر في الدنيا ولم يتب لم يشربهاThe Shaykh : As for the hadith, it is authentic. The drinker of intoxicants, if he does not repent from drinking intoxicants and dies a Muslim, he will undoubtedly enter Paradise, but after a delay, after the punishment he deserves according to his lewdness and open sinfulness in drinking intoxicants and other sins. When he is purified from the filth of sins and transgressions, then he becomes qualified to enter Paradise. For there is a rule that every Muslim must always remember, forever: No one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah will abide in the Fire, no matter how deficient he is in his deeds. What saves one from abiding in the Fire is faith. As for sins, they do not cause one to abide in the Fire; one may abide in the Fire for ten, five, fifteen, twenty, a hundred, or two centuries, etc. Allah is All-Knowing. But in the end, the divine command comes:
Whoever had the weight of a speck of faith in his heart will depart from the Fire.
أخرجوا من النار من كان في قلبه مثقال ذرة من إيمانIt is established in Islam that people in Paradise have varying degrees. Some of them look at those above them among the people of Paradise as one of us on earth looks at a star in the sky. So this difference in Paradise is undoubtedly the fruit of a person's good or bad deeds. The more he increases in good deeds, the higher and more elevated he becomes in Paradise.
Among the blessings of Paradise is drinking intoxicants, but he does not obtain this blessing because he hastened to this good thing in Paradise by seeking it in this world while it was forbidden. He hastened to it, so it was the wisdom of Allah the Mighty and Majestic that He deprive him of it in Paradise. Likewise, the one who wears silk or gold in this world. But this does not cause him regret, because the other blessings he is surrounded by are too numerous to count. So this blessing that he was deprived of due to his persistence in drinking intoxicants in this world almost becomes, or this deprivation becomes, a forgotten thing.
Often here there is a question asking: What is the wisdom of its existence in the Hereafter? If the questioner remembered that the nature of intoxicants in the Hereafter is different from its nature in this world, he would not feel the need for such a question. For the nature of intoxicants in Paradise is that it has no intoxication, no sin, no headache, or anything of that sort. Rather, it is a delicious drink that the people of Paradise enjoy among the things they enjoy.
As for his question: Does a person enter Paradise and be deprived of some of its food or drink? We have answered that, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Please, go ahead.