26/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1862 — Khamr and Prayer Acceptance
What Has Been Related About Drinking Khamr
Khamr and Prayer Acceptance Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1862
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1862
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا فَإِنْ تَابَ لَمْ يَتُبِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَقَاهُ مِنْ نَهْرِ الْخَبَالِ " . قِيلَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَمَا نَهْرُ الْخَبَالِ قَالَ نَهْرٌ مِنْ صَدِيدِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ نَحْوُ هَذَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Drinks Khamr, Salat Is Not Accepted From Him For Forty Days. If He Repents, Then Allah Will Accept His Repentance. It He Returns To It, Then Allah Will Not Accept His Salat For Forty Days. If He Repents, Then Allah Will Accept His Repentance. If He Returns To It, Then Allah Will Not Accepts His Salat For Forty Days. If He Repents, Then Allah Will Accept His Repentance.If He Returns To It A Fourth Time, Allah Will Not Accept His Salat For Forty Days, And If He Were To Repent, Allah Would Not Accept His Repentance, And He Will Be Given To Drink From The River Of Al-Khabal." They Said: "O Aby 'Abdur-Rahman! What Is The River Of Al-Khabal?" He Said: "A River Of The Pus From The Inhabitants Of The Fire."[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan. Similar To This Has Been Reported From 'Abdullah Bin 'Amr And Ibn 'Abbas From The Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1862In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1862
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1862
This Hadith gives a strong warning about drinking khamr. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever drinks khamr will not have his prayer accepted for forty days. The Hadith also repeats the door of repentance several times: if the person repents, Allah accepts his repentance. This shows both warning and hope in the same narration. The text then mentions a fourth return to the sin and warns of being given drink from the river of Al-Khabal, which is explained in the narration as a river from the pus of the people of the Fire. For anyone searching for a hadith about alcohol and prayer, this narration teaches that khamr is not a small matter and that repeated return to it carries a severe warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Drinking khamr is linked in this Hadith to loss of prayer acceptance for forty days.
- Repentance is mentioned repeatedly after falling into this sin.
- Returning again and again to khamr is described with a severe warning.
- The Hadith encourages taking repentance seriously.
