Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 108
٢ : D " 6 Q V > #$343al8 & * : 23 + $ 435 M dQ ? D 3 : ' &;j 4 C G :;x 24— Intoxicants are Unlawful Even in Small Quantities Narrated by Hadrat Jabir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: “If the larger dose of a thing causes intoxication, its small quantity is also unlawful. ” (Sunan Ab u u u u D a a a a w u u u u d, Book of Drinks, Chapter: what has been reported regarding alcohol) Explanatory Notes While, on the one hand, this charming Hadith declares liquor and other intoxicants as unlawful, it also, on the other hand, lays down the wise postulate that until a vice is cut at its root, and unless all the possible avenues leading to it are sealed, there is no shutting it out. Therefore, it is a dangerous mistake to think that since liquor and