A Man Came To Iyas IbnMu'awiyah,
A Muslim judge Famous For His Wisdom, And The Following Conversation Took Place Between Them :
Man : What is The Islamic Ruling
Regarding Wine ?
Judge: It is Haram (Forbidden).
Man : How about water ?
Judge: It is Halal (Permissible).
Man : How About Dates And
Grapes ?
Judge : They Are Halaal.
Man : Why is it That All These
ingredients Are Halal,
And Yet When You Combine Them,
They Become Haram ?
The judge Looked At The Man And
Said : If I Hit You With This
Handful Of Dirt,
Do You Think it Would Hurt You?
Man : It Would Not.
Judge : How About if I Hit You
With This Handful Of Straw ?
Man : It Would Not Hurt Me.
Judge : How About A Handful Of
Water ?
Man : It Surely Would Not Hurt Me.
Judge : How About if I Mix Them,
And Let Them Dry To Become A Brick,
And Then Hit You With it,
Would it Hurt You ?
