Jabir – his father – Abu Bardah al-Ansari...

Jabir – his father – Abu Bardah al-Ansari: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying: “None is to be given more than ten strokes of the cane (in punishment) except in the case of punishments immutably fixed by Allah.”[^13] So, the question is whether Allah has immutably fixed the punishment for alcohol sales business or not. Without an iota of doubt, there is no such fixed penalty for it. Therefore, the maximum sentence that can be inflicted upon an alcohol seller is ten lashes.

Apparently, ‘Umar did not follow the instructions of Allah in this regard. This brought him face-to-face against this verse: ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فأولئك هم الكافرون Whosoever does NOT give rulings, verdicts, judgments, or commands based upon what Allah has revealed, such people are the infidels .[^14]…