Episode 16

Abu Usamah – The Major Sins Series: 16 – Drinking Alcohol

About this lecture

In this lecture, Sheikh Abu Usamah covers the 14th major sin according to Al-Imam Al-Dhahabi: the consumption of alcohol and all intoxicants. Drawing on Quranic verses, authentic hadith, and classical scholarship, he explains why even small amounts of khamr are forbidden, who falls under the curse associated with it, and what punishments are prescribed in Islam. The lecture concludes with a powerful and practical warning to Muslim parents in Birmingham about the widespread reality of drug and alcohol use among Muslim youth, offering concrete signs to look for and a call to engaged, responsible parenting and community leadership.