The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 100
100 The commentary of al-Qa si dah going on at the house of one of the Muslims of Medina. The first round was in progress and the second about to begin. When the announcement was made in the street that due to the commandment of All a h, the Holy Prophet sa has forbidden the drinking of alcohol, a person in the party stood up and said that he hears the sound of a pronouncement against the drinking of alcohol. Let us get the details. But another person stood up and shattered the keg into pieces and said let us obey the commandment first and then ascertain the details. 13 It has also been reported in a H ad i th that on the day the commandment of prohibition was announced, wine was flowing from the streets of Medina like water. All the Muslims who heard the announcement never drank again. Only one announcement was enough to remove the chronic disease of drinking from the Arabian nation. As a result of this bars were deserted and liquor stores were locked up. There was no more production of alcohol or drinking. This immediate transformation which took place because of the holy powers of the Holy Prophet sa is such a majestic, sublime and exalted revolution that no equal to this can be found in any nation either before the advent of the Holy Prophet sa or after. 13 S a hih Muslim, Kit a bul-Ashribah, B a bu Ta h r i mil-Khamri…, H ad i th no. 5131, 5321