It is narrated from Thawr bin Zayd that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted the companions regarding the punishment for wine (khamr), because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had not fixed any specific punishment for it. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In my opinion, eighty lashes are appropriate, because when a person drinks wine, he becomes intoxicated, and when he becomes intoxicated, he speaks nonsense, and when he speaks nonsense, he may abuse someone or something similar (and the punishment for abuse is eighty (80) lashes). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) then fixed eighty lashes as the punishment for wine.