Hadith 51

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 10: Hudud
وَعَنْ وَائِلٍ اَلْحَضْرَمِيِّ; أَنَّ طَارِقَ بْنَ سُوَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا { سَأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَنْ اَلْخَمْرِ يَصْنَعُهَا لِلدَّوَاءِ? فَقَالَ: } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ.‏ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَغَيْرُهُمَ ا 1‏ .‏
" إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِدَوَاءٍ, وَلَكِنَّهَا دَاءٌ"
Wa'il Al-Hadrami narrated that Tariq bin Suwaid asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Khamr which he made only to be used as a medicine. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "It is not a medicine, it is a disease." Related by Muslim and Abu Dawud.