I have heard that Sayyidina Ali once offered a prayer in a drunken state and made mistakes as a result of which a verse was sent down prohibiting Khamr. Is this authentic history?
I have heard that Sayyidina Ali once offered a prayer in a drunken state and made mistakes as a result of which a verse was sent down prohibiting Khamr. Is this authentic history?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago
This is a false narration fabricated by the enemies of Imam Ali (AS). The narrator is Ataa' ibn al-Saa'ib عطاء بن السائب who is mentioned in main Sunni books of Rijaal as a rejected person. Yahya Ibn Mo'een said about him: His narrations are not valid. Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and al-Dhahabi and Abu Haram and al-Nasaa'ee and ibn'Olayyah and al-Humaidy spoke against him and his narrations.
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