Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr narrates: Sayyiduna Suwaid bin Tariq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about alcohol. He said: We prepare it. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from it. He said: O Messenger of Allah! It is a medicine. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not a medicine, rather it is a disease.