Husband consumes alcohol.
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SALAM ALAIUM
Dear
Brother pls help me ,my husband works for a MNC sometimes he would drink
alcohol with his clients, but now he drinks without Allah`s fear with his
friends twice or thrice a week when I object him he says fearlessly ami beating
u or giving u any trouble.When i say its haram,dont drink,then we have
quarrels. Iam having three daughters,I dont want them to be affected with our
quarrels.
Pls
help me to save my husband from going into wrong path.
Pls
advice some quranic verses to recite to get rid of this bad habit & his bad
company.
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Answer:
Husband consumes
alcohol
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and beloved sister in Islam, first and foremost one
must understand and thoroughly comprehend that the Glorious Quran is the Book
of Guidance which the Lord has revealed to guide mankind to the Right or
Straight Path that leads to His Mercy.
There are no ‘magic’ verses in the Glorious Quran which when recited can
by itself bring upon one some desired good, or ward off some specified evil, or
simply by its recitation one becomes free from falling into temptation and sin,
or make their loved ones abstain from evil…..
Thus my beloved sister, the mere recitation of some verses
or ‘wazifas’ by itself will not ward off any evil, or stop one from falling
into temptation or sin…..but it is only when one sincerely strives to
completely and unconditionally submit one’s will to the clear guidance of their
Lord Most Merciful, they will be able to tread that Straight Path that leads to
His Mercy and His Grace in this world and the Hereafter.
If the mere recitation of some verses or Surahs could have
prevented one from indulging in the evil, the Messenger of Allah (saws) would
have recited those verses or Surahs upon the pagans of Quraysh, or even upon
the arch enemy of Allah and His Messenger (saws), Abu Jahl, and they would all
have been guided aright!
The one and only thing which has the power to stop one
from falling into pertpetual sin is what is known as ‘taqwa’ in the Glorious
Quran!
This state of consciousness of standing in the Presence of
the Majestic and Supreme Lord on One Inevitable Day is what Allah calls ‘taqwa’
or piety in His Quran; and it is this ‘taqwa’ which inspires one towards doing
deeds that would earn them the Eternal Pleasure and Good Will of their Lord,
and it is this same ‘taqwa’ which inspires one to abstain from doing anything
which would bring about The Lord Most Majestic’s Unbearable Wrath and
Anger.
If one studies the Glorious Quran, one would realize that
more often than not, wherever Allah Subhanah Promises His slaves the
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imraan verse 133:
133 Be quick in the race for forgiveness from
your Lord and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens
and of the earth; prepared for the ‘Muttaqeen’.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah
Qaaf verses 31-33:
31 And the Garden will be brought nigh to
the ‘Muttaqeen’, no more a thing distant.
32 (A voice will say:) "This is what
was promised for you, for everyone who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance
who kept (his law).
33 "Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious
unseen and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 68 Surah
Qalam verse 34:
34 Verily for the ‘Muttaqeen’
are Gardens of Delight in the Presence of their Lord.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah
Furqan verses 15-16:
15 Say: "Is that (fire) better or the
eternal Gardens promised to the ‘Muttaqeen’? For them that is a
reward as well as a goal (of attainment).
16 "For them there will be therein all
that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for aye: a promise to be prayed for
from thy Lord."
Thus, in conclusion, my dear and beloved sister in Islam
the absolute best way to bring about this reformation in our hearts to get
close to the Remembrance of our Lord Who Created us; and the best way to
Remember our Lord is to read, understand, obey, follow and completely submit
ourselves to His Glorious Message which He Himself revealed for our guidance,
The One and Only Glorious and Noble Quran!
Your
Question: Pls help me to save my husband from going into wrong path.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2776 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Allah's Messenger (saws) invoked the curse of
Allah on ten people in connection with wine: the wine-presser, the one who has
it pressed, the one who drinks it, the one who conveys it, the one to whom it
is conveyed, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who benefits
from the price paid for it, the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is
bought.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 4962 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: “Every intoxicant is haraam! Verily Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, made
a covenant to those who drank intoxicants to make them drink ‘Tinat al-Khabal’. The companions asked: “Allah's
Messenger, what is Tinat al-Khabal?’ He (saws)
said: “It is the sweat of the
denizens of Hell, or the discharge of
the denizens of Hell.”
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3653 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr
The Prophet (saws) said, "An undutiful
son, a gambler, one who casts up what he has given, and one who is addicted to
wine will not enter
Dear and beloved Sister in Islam, other than, with extreme
patience and wisdom, warning your husband to fear His Lord Creator and his Day
of Accounting, there is very little one can do to stop their loved one falling
further into sin…..what you can and should do is remain constant in your
supplications unto your Lord to have mercy on your husband, and in all humility
implore and beseech your Lord to guide your husband to the path that leads to
His Mercy and Grace and away from the path that ignites and incites His Anger
and His Wrath.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan