slaveringyourdaughterswhenyoumarrythem;therefore,checkthein-
dividuals you are going to give your daughters to in slavery.”.
Islam warns against marrying the drunkard. The Prophet (s) said,
“Forthosewhomarrytheirdaughterstothedrunkards,theyarecutting
off the relations of kinship.”
Inmodernmedicine,ithasbeenproventhatsonsreceivegenetically
theeffectsofthe intoxicants.Dr.Broganssays,“Alcoholismcausesbar-
renness.Duncanreportsthestoryofthealcoholicladythatcouldnotbe
pregnantforyearswhileshehadnophysiologicalproblematall.Asshe
wastreatedfromdipsomania forone year,shecouldbear ababy.The
samethingisappliedtomen.Thereasonisthatthealcoholicmaterials
enfeeble the backbone andparalyzes the brain. The offspring of those
who are poisoned by such drugs receive genetically these poisons.
Hence,theyaredangerousnotonlyforthedrunkards,butalsofortheir
descendants, nation, andmankind. It is also emphasized that the suc-
cessorsofthe drunkards bearsignsofstructural frailtyandmaysuffer
seriousdisorders thatleadto insanity,generalparalysis,or barrenness.
Geneticeffectscankillthefetusorthenewborn.Thus,familiesmayen-
tirelyextinctintwoorthreegenerations.Moreover,theoffspringofthe
drunkards may sufferpainful deformities, suchas skulldefects, short-
ness,andamentia. Theymayalsosufferfromretardationofthe mental
powers,suchascenotaphdefects,childishnessshortcoming,idiocy,hys-
teria, and others. Master physicians deemed unlawful to marry the
drunkards for the previous serious dangers that may occur after
marriage..
Thealcoholicmaterialsthatareconsumedbytheshe-drunkardsmove
tothebloodofthefetusesthroughthe placentasinsidetheuteri.Ithas
been proven that the suckling babies receive the alcoholic materials..
Psychologistssaythatamentiaandstatesofhesitationmayaffectthe
drunkards.Theyalsoadvicewomentotestsuchmenbeforecombining
withtheminmatrimony,otherwisetheywillsuffermanydisastersand
calamities.Women are inaccurate, to great extent, if they believe they
willbeableenoughtochangesuchhabitsaftermarriage.Theyhavealso
proven that maladjustment is one of the reasons of dipsomania. The
maledrunkardseasilypushthemselvestowrongdoing, andthe female
drunkardsareeasilyledtoprostitution.Dipsomaniaincitesthespouses
to break the barriers and challenge their consciences; thus, itbecomes
easy for them to breach the matrimonial pledges and lead suchsocial
bonds to failure by the corrosion of the family rules.