Al-Kāfi - Volume 6 > The Origin of the Prohibition on Wine
Hadith #1

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ الشَّامِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ أَصْلِ الْخَمْرِ كَيْفَ كَانَ بَدْءُ حَلَالِهَا وَ حَرَامِهَا وَ مَتَى اتُّخِذَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) لَمَّا هَبَطَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ اشْتَهَى مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيبَيْنِ مِنْ عِنَبٍ فَغَرَسَهُمَا فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَوْرَقَا وَ أَثْمَرَا وَ بَلَغَا جَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فَحَاطَ عَلَيْهِمَا حَائِطاً فَقَالَ آدَمُ ( عليه السلام ) مَا حَالُكَ يَا مَلْعُونُ فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ إِنَّهُمَا لِي فَقَالَ لَهُ كَذَبْتَفَرَضِيَا بَيْنَهُمَا بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيَا إِلَيْهِ قَصَّ عَلَيْهِ آدَمُ ( عليه السلام ) قِصَّتَهُ وَ أَخَذَ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ ضِغْثاً مِنْ نَارٍ وَ رَمَى بِهِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ الْعِنَبُ فِي أَغْصَانِهِمَا حَتَّى ظَنَّ آدَمُ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمَا شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ ظَنَّ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَقَالَ فَدَخَلَتِ النَّارُ حَيْثُ دَخَلَتْ وَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ مِنْهُمَا ثُلُثَاهُمَا وَ بَقِيَ الثُّلُثُ فَقَالَ الرُّوحُ أَمَّا مَا ذَهَبَ مِنْهُمَا فَحَظُّ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلَكَ يَا آدَمُ .الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) مِثْلَهُ .

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from Khalid ibn Jarir from abu al-Rabi’ al-Shamiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the origin of wine and how in the beginning it was lawful and its unlawfulness and when it was found. He (the Imam) said, ‘When Adam, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, descended from the garden (paradises) he desired its fruits; and Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him two twigs of grape vine which he planted. When they grew leaves and fruits came out and ripened, Satan, may Allah condemn him built a wall around them. Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam asked how is your condition, O condemned one?’ He said, ‘They are for me.’ He said, ‘You are lying.’ They agreed to go for Judgment before the Holy spirit. When they arrived before him, Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam told his side of the story. The holy spirit took a certain amount of fire and threw it on them, when there were grapes on their branches. Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam thought that nothing is left from them and so also thought Satan, may Allah condemn him.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The fire worked as it did but two-third were gone and one-third was left. The Holy Spirit said, ‘Whatever is gone is the share of Iblis, may Allah condemn him, and what is left is the share of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam.’” Al-Hassan ibn Mahbub has narrated from Khalid ibn Nafi’ from abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has narrated a similar Hadith.



Hadith #2

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا أَهْبَطَ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) أَمَرَهُ بِالْحَرْثِ وَ الزَّرْعِ وَ طَرَحَ إِلَيْهِ غَرْساً مِنْ غُرُوسِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَعْطَاهُ النَّخْلَ وَ الْعِنَبَ وَ الزَّيْتُونَ وَ الرُّمَّانَ فَغَرَسَهَا لِيَكُونَ لِعَقِبِهِ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِهِفَأَكَلَ هُوَ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ يَا آدَمُ مَا هَذَا الْغَرْسُ الَّذِي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ قَدْ كُنْتُ فِيهَا قَبْلَكَ ائْذَنْ لِي آكُلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً فَأَبَى آدَمُ ( عليه السلام ) أَنْ يَدَعَهُفَجَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ عِنْدَ آخِرِ عُمْرِ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ قَالَ لِحَوَّاءَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَجْهَدَنِي الْجُوعُ وَ الْعَطَشُ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ حَوَّاءُ فَمَا الَّذِي تُرِيدُ قَالَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُذِيقِينِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الثِّمَارِ فَقَالَتْ حَوَّاءُ إِنَّ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ لَا أُطْعِمَكَ شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذَا الْغَرْسِ لِأَنَّهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاًفَقَالَ لَهَا فَاعْصِرِي فِي كَفِّي شَيْئاً مِنْهُ فَأَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ذَرِينِي أَمَصَّهُ وَ لَا آكُلْهُ فَأَخَذَتْ عُنْقُوداً مِنْ عِنَبٍ فَأَعْطَتْهُ فَمَصَّهُ وَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ لِمَا كَانَتْ حَوَّاءُ قَدْ أَكَّدَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ يَعَضُّ عَلَيْهِ جَذَبَتْهُ حَوَّاءُ مِنْ فِيهِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِلَى آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ الْعِنَبَ قَدْ مَصَّهُ عَدُوِّي وَ عَدُوُّكَ إِبْلِيسُ وَ قَدْ حَرَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ عَصِيرَةِ الْخَمْرِ مَا خَالَطَهُ نَفَسُ إِبْلِيسَفَحُرِّمَتِ الْخَمْرُ لِأَنَّ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسَ مَكَرَ بِحَوَّاءَ حَتَّى مَصَّ الْعِنَبَ وَ لَوْ أَكَلَهَا لَحُرِّمَتِ الْكَرْمَةُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا وَ جَمِيعُ ثَمَرِهَا وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَاثُمَّ إِنَّهُ قَالَ لِحَوَّاءَ فَلَوْ أَمْصَصْتِنِي شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذَا التَّمْرِ كَمَا أَمْصَصْتِنِي مِنَ الْعِنَبِ فَأَعْطَتْهُ تَمْرَةً فَمَصَّهَا وَ كَانَتِ الْعِنَبُ وَ التَّمْرَةُ أَشَدَّ رَائِحَةً وَ أَزْكَى مِنَ الْمِسْكِ الْأَذْفَرِ وَ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ فَلَمَّا مَصَّهُمَا عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ ذَهَبَتْ رَائِحَتُهُمَا وَ انْتَقَصَتْ حَلَاوَتُهُمَاقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) ثُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ ذَهَبَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) فَبَالَ فِي أَصْلِ الْكَرْمَةِ وَ النَّخْلَةِ فَجَرَى الْمَاءُ عَلَى عُرُوقِهِمَا مِنْ بَوْلِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ يَخْتَمِرُ الْعِنَبُ وَ التَّمْرُ فَحَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى ذُرِّيَّةِ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ لِأَنَّ الْمَاءَ جَرَى بِبَوْلِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ فِي النَّخْلَةِ وَ الْعِنَبِ وَ صَارَ كُلُّ مُخْتَمِرٍ خَمْراً لِأَنَّ الْمَاءَ اخْتَمَرَ فِي النَّخْلَةِ وَ الْكَرْمَةِ مِنْ رَائِحَةِ بَوْلِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ .

2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from af-Husayn ibn Yazid from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, made Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam to descend, He commanded him to farm and plant and threw to him a plant from the plant of the garden (paradises). He gave him palm trees, grape vines, olives and pomegranates. He planted them for his offspring and descendents. He ate from its fruits. Iblis, may Allah condemn him, asked, ‘What are these plantations, O Adam, which I did not know of on earth even though I was here before you? Will you allow me to eat from them something?’ Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam did not allow him. Iblis came during the end of the life of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, to Eve saying, ‘I am in a very bad condition because of hunger and thirst.’ Eve asked, ‘What do you want?’ He said, ‘I want you to allow me taste these fruits.’ She said, ‘Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has made me to promise not to feed you anything from these plantations because it is from the garden (paradises) and it is not proper for you to eat anything from them. He said to her, ‘Squeeze something from them on my palm.’ She refused. He said, ‘Allow me to suck but I will not eat.’ She took one bunch of grapes and gave it to him who sucked but did not eat from it because Eve had stressed on him not to eat. When he was about to bite Eve pulled it out from his mouth and Allah, most Blessed, most High, revealed to Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam that My enemy and your enemy, Iblis, has sucked the grape and the juice of wine is unlawful for you which is mixed with the breath of Iblis. Wine became unlawful because of the enemy of Allah, Iblis deceived Eve until he sucked the grape, but if he would eat, grapes would have become unlawful from the beginning to end and all of its fruits and what comes out of it. He then said to Eve, ‘I wish you to allow me to suck from this date as you allowed me to suck the grape. She gave him one date and he sucked it. Grapes and dates had strong smells, finer than musk al -Adhfar (sweet smelling) and sweeter than honey. When the condemned enemy of Allah, Iblis sucked them, their fragrance went away and sweetness reduced.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Iblis, may Allah condemn him, went after the death of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and urinated on the root of grape vines and palm trees. Water flowed in their veins of the urine of Iblis, the enemy of Allah; and thereafter grape and dates ferment. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has made it unlawful for the offspring of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, all intoxicating things because water carried the urine of the enemy of Allah in the palm tree and grape vines. Every fermenting thing becomes wine because water fermented in the palm tree and grape vines and it is because of the urine of the enemy of Allah, Iblis, may Allah condemn him.’”



Hadith #3

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ لَمَّا هَبَطَ نُوحٌ ( عليه السلام ) مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ غَرَسَ غَرْساً وَ كَانَ فِيمَا غَرَسَ ( عليه السلام ) الْحَبَلَةُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَلَعَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ نُوحاً ( عليه السلام ) عَادَ إِلَى غَرْسِهِ فَوَجَدَهُ عَلَى حَالِهِ وَ وَجَدَ الْحَبَلَةَ قَدْ قُلِعَتْ وَ وَجَدَ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ عِنْدَهَافَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ قَلَعَهَا فَقَالَ نُوحٌ لِإِبْلِيسَ مَا دَعَاكَ إِلَى قَلْعِهَا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا غَرَسْتُ غَرْساً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهَا وَ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَدَعُهَا حَتَّى أَغْرِسَهَا فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ وَ أَنَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَدَعُهَا حَتَّى أَقْلَعَهَافَقَالَ لَهُ اجْعَلْ لِي مِنْهَا نَصِيباً قَالَ فَجَعَلَ لَهُ مِنْهَا الثُّلُثَ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَرْضَى فَجَعَلَ لَهُ النِّصْفَ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَرْضَى فَأَبَى نُوحٌ ( عليه السلام ) أَنْ يَزِيدَهُ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) لِنُوحٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحْسِنْ فَإِنَّ مِنْكَ الْإِحْسَانَ فَعَلِمَ نُوحٌ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ قَدْ جَعَلَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا سُلْطَاناً فَجَعَلَ نُوحٌ ( عليه السلام ) لَهُ الثُّلُثَيْنِفَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَإِذَا أَخَذْتَ عَصِيراً فَاطْبُخْهُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ الثُّلُثَانِ وَ كُلْ وَ اشْرَبْ فَذَاكَ نَصِيبُ الشَّيْطَانِ .

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Aban from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When Noah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, disembarked from the ark, he established a plantation and of the things that he planted was a vine of grapes. He went back to his family and Iblis, may he be condemned, uprooted it. Noah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, went to his plantation. He found everything in its condition except the grape vine that was uprooted. He found Iblis, may he be condemned, nearby. Jibril ‘Alayhi al-Salam, came and informed him that Iblis, may he be condemned, has uprooted it. Noah asked Iblis, ‘What made you to uproot it? None of my plantations is more beloved to me than this. I by Allah will not allow it without being planted? Iblis said, ‘I, by Allah, will not allow it to grow without my uprooting? He asked Noah to give him a share? He (the Imam) said, ‘Noah then gave him a share of one-third but he rejected. He gave him one-half and he rejected. Noah also refused to increase but Jibril ‘Alayhi al-Salam said to Noah, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you should do him a favor because it comes from you? Noah then noticed that the authority over it is given to him so Noah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam left two-thirds for him? Abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, has said, ‘If you have grape juice; boil it until two-thirds of it evaporates; then eat and drink and that (which is gone evaporated) is the share of Satan?”



Hadith #4

أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ نَازَعَ نُوحاً ( عليه السلام ) فِي الْكَرْمِ فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ إِنَّ لَهُ حَقّاً فَأَعْطِهِ فَأَعْطَاهُ الثُّلُثَ فَلَمْ يَرْضَ إِبْلِيسُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ النِّصْفَ فَلَمْ يَرْضَ فَطَرَحَ جَبْرَئِيلُ نَاراً فَأَحْرَقَتِ الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَ بَقِيَ الثُّلُثُ فَقَالَ مَا أَحْرَقَتِ النَّارُ فَهُوَ نَصِيبُهُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَهُوَ لَكَ يَا نُوحُ حَلَالٌ .

4. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sa‘id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Iblis, may Allah condemned him, disputed with Noah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam about the grape vine and Jibril, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, came and said, ‘He has a right, so give him? He gave him one-third but he did not agree. He gave one-half but he did not agree. Jibril then threw a fire, which burnt two-thirds and one-third was left. He said, ‘Whatever fire has burnt is his share and what has remained, O Noah, is lawful for you?”