`Umar said: The prohibition of wine came down when (the Qur’anic verse) came down. It was made from five things, namely, grapes, dates, honey, wheat, barley. Wine (khamr) is what infects (khamara) the mind. There are three things I wished that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) would not leave us until he explained them fully to our satisfaction: (share of) grandfather, one who leaves no descendants or ascendants as heirs, and the details of usury.
Book 20, Number 3662:
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:
When the prohibition of wine (was yet to be) declared, Umar said: O Allah, give us a satisfactory explanation about wine.
So the following verse of Surat al-Baqarah revealed; “They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: In them is great sin….” Umar was then called and it was recited to him.
He said: O Allah, give us a satisfactory explanation about wine.
Then the following verse of Surat an-Nisa’ was revealed: “O ye who believe! approach not prayers with a mind befogged….” Thereafter the herald of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) would call when the (congregational) prayer was performed: Beware, one who is drunk should not come to prayer. Umar was again called and it was recited to him).
He said: O Allah, give us a satisfactory explanation about wine. This verse was revealed: “Will ye not then abstain?” Umar said: We abstained.
Book 20, Number 3663:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
A man of the Ansar called him and AbdurRahman ibn Awf and supplied them wine before it was prohibited. Ali then led them in the evening prayer, and he recited; “Say: O ye who reject faith.” He was confused in it. Then the following verse came down: “O ye who believe! approach not prayers with a mind befogged until you can understand all that ye say.
Book 20, Number 3664:
Ibn `Abbas said: The Qur’anic verse: “O ye who believe, approach not prayers with a mind befogged until you can understand all that ye say,” and the verse: “They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: In them some profit for men,” were repealed by the verse in Surat al-Ma’idah: “O who believe, intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones
Book 20, Number 3665:
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
I was serving wine to the people in the house of Abu Talhah when it was prohibited and that day our wine was made from unripe dates. A man entered upon us and said: The wine has been prohibited, and the herald of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) made an announcement. We then said: This is the herald of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
