MUHAMMAD’S TEACHINGS TO MANKIND
“ 'Abdullāh Ibn-'Umar related that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "Whoever drinks an intoxicant, God will not accept his prayer for forty mornings; if he repents, God will accept his repentance. If he returns (to drinking), God will not accept his prayer for forty mornings; if he repents, God will accept his repentance. If he returns (again), God will not accept his prayer for forty mornings; if he repents, God will accept his repentance. If he returns for a fourth time, God will not accept his prayer for forty mornings; and if he repents, God will not accept his repentance but will make him drink from the River of Putrefaction." It was asked, "Abū-'Abdur-Raḥmān, (1) what is the River of Putrefaction?" He replied, "A river of pus of the people of Hell." Footnotes: (1) i.e. 'Abdullāh Ibn-'Umar, the narrator of the ḥadīth. ”
