حُرمَةُ ما فَعَلَ فِعلَ الخَمرِ The Prohibition of That Which Produces the Same Effects as Alcohol

12ـ الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ اللّه‏َ عزّوجلّ لم يُحَرِّمِ الخَمرَ لاسْمِها، ولكنّهُ حَرّمَها لعاقِبَتِها ؛ فما كانَ عاقِبَتُهُ عاقِبَةَ الخَمرِ فهُو خَمرٌ .

 

12– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Allah did not prohibit alcohol because of its name, rather He prohibited it due to its effects, so whatever produces the same effects as alcohol is [treated as] alcohol.’[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 412, no. 2]