Hadith 1984 Part A

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Wa'il al-Hadrami reported that Tariq b. Suwaid a-Ju'fi asked Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) about liquor. He forbade (its use) and he expressed hatred that it should be prepared. He (Tariq) said

I prepare it as a medicine, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is no medicine, but an ailment.