It is narrated from the Companion of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Shurahbil bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever drinks alcohol, flog him; if he drinks again, then flog him again; if he drinks yet again, then enforce the prescribed punishment upon him; but if he still continues to drink alcohol, then you should kill him.