All Alcoholics Start as Social Drinkers - Dr Zakir Naik

Dr. Zakir Naik presents Islamic religious teachings regarding the prohibition of alcohol consumption. He cites specific Hadith from Sunan ibn Majah, including one where Prophet Muhammad described alcohol as 'the key to all evils.' He also references another Hadith stating that anything which intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited even in small amounts, providing no exemption for minimal consumption. Naik specifically addresses the concept of social drinking, where people claim to drink only one or two pegs without getting intoxicated. He challenges this practice by asserting that surveys reveal every alcoholic and drunkard was once a social drinker. He emphasizes that nobody begins drinking with the intention of becoming an alcoholic, but rather starts as a social drinker with limited consumption. Naik questions how individuals can know their control limits, highlighting alcohol's addictive nature as the fundamental problem with any level of consumption.