36/23. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4034 — Tawhid, Prayer, and Avoiding Wine
Patience at the time of calamity
Hadith About Tawhid, Prayer, and Avoiding Alcohol
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4034
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4034
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا رَاشِدٌ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحِمَّانِيُّ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ " لاَ تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ قُطِّعْتَ وَحُرِّقْتَ وَلاَ تَتْرُكْ صَلاَةً مَكْتُوبَةً مُتَعَمِّدًا فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَقَدْ بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ الذِّمَّةُ وَلاَ تَشْرَبِ الْخَمْرَ فَإِنَّهَا مِفْتَاحُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ " .
Abu Darda’ Narrated from:
My close friend (ﷺ) advised me: “Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut and burned. Do not neglect any prescribed prayer deliberately, for whoever neglects it deliberately no longer has the protection of Allah. And do not drink wine, for it is the key to all evil.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4034In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 109English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4034
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4034
This hadith about tawhid and prayer contains direct advice from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to Abu Darda. He told him not to associate anything with Allah, even if he was cut and burned. He also warned him not to deliberately leave any prescribed prayer. The hadith says that whoever deliberately neglects it no longer has the protection of Allah. The final advice is not to drink wine, because it is the key to all evil. The text brings together three serious matters: worshiping Allah alone, guarding the obligatory prayer, and staying away from wine. For readers searching for a hadith about abandoning prayer or a hadith about alcohol, this narration gives a clear warning in simple words.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer must not associate anything with Allah.
- The prescribed prayer should not be deliberately neglected.
- The hadith gives a serious warning about leaving prayer on purpose.
- Wine is described in the narration as the key to all evil.
