They retracted that, so consensus was established. Therefore, whoever considers it lawful now has lied against the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because its prohibition has become known by necessity through the means of transmission; thus, he commits disbelief thereby, and he is to be asked to repent. If he repents, it is well; otherwise, he is to be executed. Al-Juzajani narrated with his chain of transmission from Ibn Abbas that Qudamah ibn Maz'un drank wine, and Umar said to him, "What drove you to that?" He said, "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteousness for what they have consumed' the verse. And I am among the first emigrants from the people of Badr and Uhud." Umar said to the people, "Answer the man." They remained silent toward him, so he said to Ibn Abbas, "Answer him." He said, "Allah, the Exalted, only revealed it as an excuse for the past, for those who drank it before it was prohibited, and He revealed: 'Indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters...' as an argument against the people." Then Umar asked about the hadd (prescribed punishment) for it, so Ali ibn Abi Talib said: "If he drinks, he becomes intoxicated, and if he becomes intoxicated, he slanders; therefore, lash him eighty [times]." So Umar lashed him eighty lashes. Al-Waqidi narrated that Umar said to him, "You have erred in interpretation, O Qudamah; had you been God-fearing, you would have avoided what Allah prohibited for you." Al-Khallal narrated with his chain of transmission from Muharib ibn Dithar that some people drank wine in the Levant, and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan said to them, "Have you drunk wine?" They said, "Yes, Allah the Exalted says: 'There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteousness for what they have consumed' the verse." So he wrote regarding them to Umar ibn al-Khattab, and he wrote back to him: "If this letter of mine reaches you during the day, do not wait with them until the night, and if it reaches you at night, do not wait with them until the day, until you send them to me, so that they do not tempt the servants of Allah." So he sent them to Umar, who consulted the people regarding them. He said to Ali, "What is your view?" He said, "I view that they have legislated in the religion of Allah that which Allah has not permitted. If they claim that it is lawful, execute them, for they have made lawful what Allah has prohibited, and if they claim that it is forbidden,"