The Law of the wines (intoxicants) in the Quran

By Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Verse 5:93 says that Allah loves the generous which do deeds of righteousness, guard themselves from evil and believe in Allah, Prophet Muhammad and follow the Quran.

This verse was revealed before the wines (intoxicants) were made unlawful.
Their wine was made from unripe dates, split unripe dates and dates
Some of the believers died before the law of forbidden the alcoholics.
Then Allah revealed about a group of men from the Emigrants and the Helpers who asked the Prophet Muhammad:
“What shall happen to those of us who died drinking intoxicant drinks before they were made unlawful”,
The verse gave the answer:
There shall be no sin imputed unto those who believe in Allah, Muhammad and the Quran and do good works
That is between them and their Lord
For what they may have eaten in the past
For what they have drunk in the past before intoxicants were made unlawful, whether those who did it are dead or still living.
So be mindful of your duty to Allah, if they warded off disbelief, idolatry and indecencies, and do good works
That is between them and their Lord; and again:
Be mindful of your duty ward off making intoxicants lawful after they were made unlawful;
This address is to the believers who are still living, and believe in the unlawfulness of intoxicant; and once again:
Be mindful of your duty ward off drinking it, and do right leave the drinking of it. Allah loves the good for avoiding drinking intoxicants; this relates to those who were still alive and who drunk intoxicants before they were made unlawful.
Allah loves the generous which do deeds of righteousness, guard themselves from evil and believe in Allah, Prophet Muhammad and follow the Quran.
Allah loves the generous, means that He will reward them.
Herein, the word translated as generous, good or good doer is "Moh-se-neen" in Arabic.
The noun of the word "Moh-se-neen" is "Ihsan".
One asked the Prophet Muhammad: "what is Ihsan"
Muhammad said: to worship Allah as if you see him, if you can not, then worship Allah you see you all the time"!
Hence, "Ihsan" has to degree:
The first degree is that you act as if you see your LORD who creates you.
This is the first class of faith. If your faith could not attain the first degree, then,
The second degree is that you act and know that your LORD who Creates you Sees you all the time.
See in your mind's eye what if mankind act while they know that their Creator Sees and Hears them all the time!
On the other hand, this deep connotations of the Arabic word "Moh-se-neen" and "Ihsan" illustrate how poor are their English translations!

Verse 5:93 in different translations:

QARIB:
no blame shall be attached to those who believe and did good works in regard to any food they have eaten, so long as they ward off (the forbidden) and believe, and do good deeds, then they fear and believe, and again, so long as they fear and do fine deeds. Allah loves the generous.

SHAKIR:
on those who believe and do good there is no blame for what they eat, when they are careful (of their duty) and believe and do good deeds, then they are careful (of their duty) and believe, then they are careful (of their duty) and do good (to others), and Allah loves those who do good (to others)

PICKTHAL:
There shall be no sin (imputed) unto those who believe and do good works for what they may have eaten (in the past). So be mindful of your duty (to Allah), and believe, and do good works; and again: be mindful of your duty, and believe; and once again: be mindful of your duty, and do right. Allah loveth the good.

YUSUFALI:
On those who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what they ate (in the past), when they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds of righteousness,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and believe,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth those who do good.


About the author:
Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Co-Chief Editor, October Weekly Magazine,
Cairo, Egypt.


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