36/22. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4020 — Calling Wine by Another Name
Punishments
Hadith About Wine Called by Another Name
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4020
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4020
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ حَاتِمِ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لَيَشْرَبَنَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَمْرَ يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا يُعْزَفُ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ بِالْمَعَازِفِ وَالْمُغَنِّيَاتِ يَخْسِفُ اللَّهُ بِهِمُ الأَرْضَ وَيَجْعَلُ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ " .
Abu Malik al-Ash'ari Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “People among my nation will drink wine, calling it by another name, and musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4020In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 95English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4020
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4020
This Hadith about wine called by another name warns against changing the label of a forbidden act while still doing it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that people from his nation will drink wine and call it by another name. The narration also mentions musical instruments being played for them and singing girls singing for them. Then it states a severe punishment: Allah will cause the earth to swallow them and will turn some of them into monkeys and pigs. The safest explanation is to stay with the text. The Hadith warns that renaming something does not make it acceptable, and public gatherings built around disobedience are treated with serious warning in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Changing the name of wine does not change the act described in the Hadith.
- The narration warns about gatherings connected with wine, music, and singers.
- The punishment mentioned in the text is severe and should be taken seriously.
- A believer should not use new labels to hide a forbidden act.
