Allah sent down the verse wherein He prohibited alcohol at a time when there was no other (intoxicant) drink in Madīnah except that prepared from dates Every intoxicant is Khamr (alcoholic drink), and every intoxicant is prohibited. Whoever drinks Khamr in this world and dies while being addicted to it without repenting will not drink it in the Hereafter It is not a medicine, but an ailment Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden May Allah destroy the Jews; the fat of animals was forbidden for them, but they melted it and sold it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about making vinegar out of an alcoholic drink. He said: No Indeed, wine has been declared unlawful