''If a large amount of a substance intoxicates, a small amount of it is prohibited''

29-9-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is ''If a large amount of a substance intoxicates, a small amount of it is prohibited'' a Hadeeth or a rule of Islamic jurisprudence? If it is a Hadeeth, what is its degree of authenticity and who has narrated it?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

"If a large amount of a substance intoxicates, a small amount of it is prohibited" is a Prophetic Hadeeth which was narrated by Abu Daawood in his Sunan; and by At-Tirmithi, Ahmad, Ibn Hibbaan on the authority of Jaabir .

 

It was also narrated by Ahmad ; by An-Nasa'ee ; and by Ibn Maajah on the authority of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr . Shaykh Al-Albaani verified it.

This Hadeeth is considered Saheeh (authentic).

 

And Allaah Knows best.