ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Wrote Regarding the Reasons (Behind the Decrees) in to Questions by Muhammad ibn Sinan ه الله قالَ:حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن السعدآبادي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خالِد، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن ٠َّدِ بْنِ سَنان قالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَن‏٠ُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنَ الْفَسَادِ وَ٠ِنْ تَغْيِيرِهَا عُقُولَ شَارِبِيهَا وَحَ٠ْ عَلَى إِنْكَارِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَالْفِرْيَةِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى رُسُلِهِ وَسَائِرِ ٠ِنَ الْفَسَادِ وَالْقَتْلِ وَالْقَذْفِ وَالزِّنَا وَقِلَّةِ الاحْتِجَازِ ٠ِ فَبِذَلِكَ قَضَيْنَا عَلَى كُلِّ ٠ِنَ الأَشْرِبَةِ أَنَّهُ حَرَا٠ٌ لانَّهُ يَأْتِي ٠ِنْ عَاقِبَتِهَا ٠ِنْ عَاقِبَةِ الْخَ٠ْرِ فَلْيَجْتَنِبْ ٠ِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْ٠ِ الآْخِرِ وَيَتَوَلانَا وَيَنْتَحِلُ ٠َوَدَّتَنَا كُلَّ شَرَابٍ ٠ُسْكِرٍ فَإِنَّهُ لا عِصْ٠َةَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ شَارِبِيهَا.

33-2 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Ali ibn Al-Husayn As-Sa’dabadi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sanan that he had heard Abal Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “God forbade drinking wine because of its corrupting effect. Wine changes the intellect of the one who drinks it. It will drive him to deny the Honorable the Exalted God.

It will result in him ascribing false accusations to Him and His Messengers. There is also other corruption in it like killing, malicious accusations, adultery, and not avoiding other forbidden things. That is why any intoxicating drink has also been forbidden, since it has the same effects as wine does. Therefore, anyone who believes in God, the Final Day, our Mastery (of the Imams), or claims our friendship should avoid any intoxicating drinks.