If you drink heavily or regularly and may be physically dependent on alcohol, seek medical advice before abruptly stopping, because withdrawal can sometimes be medically serious. Religious guidance complements professional medical care, not replaces it.
Leaving Alcohol Journey
Protect your reason, your family, your physical health, and your relationship with Allah. Every sober sunrise is a triumph of faith.
12 Days Clean
When an Urge Strikes
Leave the physical environment immediately. Change rooms, step outside, or leave the venue.
Pour a large glass of sparkling water, fresh juice, or mint tea to satisfy physical oral fixation.
Call or text your accountability partner or supportive friend right away.
Make Wudu with cool water and stand for 2 rak'ahs of Salat al-Tawbah (Prayer of Repentance).
Qur'anic Prohibition
Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:90)يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ... رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ
“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants and gambling are defilement from Satan, so avoid them that you may succeed.”
Authentic Hadith
Sahihكُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ خَمْرٌ وَكُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ
“Every intoxicant is Khamr, and every intoxicant is forbidden.” (Sahih Muslim 2003)