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The Legal Punishment For Drunkenness

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Darussalam · Volume 3

20. The Chapters On Legal Punishments

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الحديث: 2570 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 858

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2570. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to beat (offenders) for drinking wine with sandals and date-palm stalks.” (Sahih)

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2570 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ» يَضْرِبُ فِي الْخَمْرِ بِالنِّعَالِ وَالْجَرِيدِ "

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There is no fixed range of the maximum or minimum punishment for drinking wine, that is why there is the possibility of awarding a greater or lesser punishment. The range fixed by 'Umar with the consultation of the Companions is eighty lashes and there should be no change in it. In other punishments the offender is whipped, but in this punishment he can be beaten with sandals or sticks. The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ agreed upon the punishment of eighty lashes, so eighty lashes is the correct punishment.