| Man: | What is the Islamic ruling regarding wine?
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| Judge: | It is Haram (Forbidden).
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| Man: | How about water?
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| Judge: | It is Halal (Permissible).
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| Man: | How about dates and grapes?
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| Judge: | They are Halal.
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| Man: | Why is it that all these ingredients are Halal, and yet when you combine them, they become Haram?
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| Judge: | If I hit you with this handful of dirt, do you think it would hurt you?
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| Man: | It would not.
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| Judge: | How about if I hit you with this handful of straw?
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| Man: | It would not hurt me.
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| Judge: | How about a handful of water?
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| Man: | It surely would not hurt me.
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| 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?
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| Man: | It would hurt me and might even kill me!
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| Judge: | The same reasoning applies to what you asked me. |