Before the prohibition of khamr was revealed, ‘Umar said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr. Then the verse which is in Soorat al Baqarah was revealed: ʿThey ask you (O Muhammad ﷺ concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: “In them is a great sin...” [al-Baqarah 2:219]. ʿUmar was summoned and it was recited to him. He said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr, and the verse which is in Soorat an-Nisaʿ was revealed: “O you who believe Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state.ʿ [an-Nisa 4:43). When the Iqamah for prayer was given, the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would call out: Do not approach the prayer drunk, ‘Umar was summoned and it was recited to him. He said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on khamr, and this verse was revealed then Umar was summoned and recited to hirn when he reached ʿSo, will you not then abstain?ʿ |al-Maʿidah 5:91]. Then ʿUmar said: We abstain, we abstain. (Using translation from Aḥmad 378)
عُمَرُ ؓ اللهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانَ شِفَاءٍ فَنَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي الْبَقَرَةِ {يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْ نَفْعِهِمَا} [البقرة 219] قَالَ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانَ شِفَاءٍ فَنَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي فِي النِّسَاءِ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُكَارَى} [النساء 43] فَكَانَ مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يُنَادِي أَنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ سَكْرَانُ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ بَيِّنْ لَنَا فِي الْخَمْرِ بَيَانَ شِفَاءٍ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ} [المائدة 91] قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ انْتَهَيْنَا هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ قَالَ عَنْ أَبِي مَيْسَرَةَ وَهُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ شُرَحْبِيلَ وَقَالَ بَيَانًا شَافِيًا وَقَالَ فَنَزَلَتِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَائِدَةِ فَدُعِيَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ {فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ} [المائدة 91] قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ قَدِ انْتَهَيْنَا وَالْبَاقِي بِمَعْنَاهُ