Does Wine Necessitate Ghusl?

Question

Can one, after drinking wine, perform wudu and pray, or not? Given that there is no intoxication: the wine was drunk at night, and in the morning the prayer was performed without ghusl, with wudu only — is ghusl necessary or not?

Answer

Drinking wine is haram; a curse upon the one who drinks it has come in the noble hadith; and where there is a government [ruling] by the Qur’an, there is also a command to carry out the prescribed punishment (hadd). Nevertheless, ghusl does not become wajib because of it: even without ghusl, prayer after performing wudu is valid.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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