O slaves of Allah, I advise myself and you to fear Allah, the One Who said in His Book:
أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالأَنصَابُ وَالأَزْلاَمُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ)
(فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
Ayah 90 of Suratul-Ma’idah means: [O you who believe! Alcoholic drinks, gambling, idols, and al-azlam (i.e., the arrows that were in the Ka^bah by which the non-believers of Makkah used to seek luck or decision) are all amongst the evil acts of Satan. Avoid them all so you may succeed].
Ayah 29 of Surat an-Nisa’ means: [And do not kill yourselves].
It is understood from the first Ayah that Alcohol and what has been mentioned along with it are all forbidden, Haram. The second Ayah shows that anything that leads to self-harm is also Haram. Abu Dawud narrated that “the Messenger of Allah, , forbade everything that intoxicates or causes harm to one’s body and eye.” Illicit drugs clearly fall under the latter section of the Hadith.
Dear brothers in Islam, many destructive practices, such as the usage of illicit drugs and the addiction to alcohol, have prevailed in our Muslim societies, especially among our youth. If these practices are left without any action or even attempt to stop or minimise them, then these diseases may reach our homes without realisation.
O father… O teacher… O guardian… Keep in mind the Hadith of the Messenger, , that was narrated by al-Bukhariyy which means:
<<Everyone is responsible for certain people and shall be questioned about this responsibility>>. O father, where is your son? Are you asking about his conditions or whom he is befriending? And are you asking about where he spends his nights? Or are you satisfied with just asking about his food?
Until when are we going to remain hearing that this youth passed away because he overdosed on drugs, or that this youth had died because of drunk driving? Until when is a person going to remain silent about his friend’s drug and alcohol addiction, not warning or advising him? Until when are these pills going to keep spreading among school and university students?
There is no doubt that the parents play a role, that the school plays a role, and that the university plays a role. You also have a role in refraining from these destructions, and have a role in advising friends and relatives by using wisdom and friendly manners. Warn them about its consequences and let them know that it is a sin in the Religion of Allah. The Messenger, , said what means <<Give support to your muslim brother when oppressed or when he is an oppressor.>> The companions said, “we support him when opressed, but how do we support an oppressor.” The Prophet replied: << You stop him from opressing others, and that would be your support to him>>.
Moreover let it be known as well that of the people there are those that their sin increases and their evil grows. You find him drinking alcohol, taking drugs and he adds to that another sin that many people normalize these days and it is tattooing. This is a major sin. We seek refuge with God from it. Tattooing is piercing the skin with a needle until the blood comes out and then introducing for instance blue ink to make it blue or black. This is a major destructive sin. How many you would find practicing it these days and you see some people being artistic in the tattoo drawing and colouring in many areas of the body. You see some promoting this and some make it their job and take money for it and are not fearing God the Lord of the world. Didn’t these people hear that the Messenger of God peace be upon him damned the one who does the tattoo and the one asking for it to be done? Let those ones think about what they prepared and what they presented for their graves.
