Intoxication Vs Addiction
Intoxication is not primarily Haram becasue of addiction, instead, the main reason for its prohibition is the fact that it numbs a person’s brain and takes away his personality for a while i.e. ‘ nafs ‘, which makes him a conscious and rational human being. That is why it belongs to the khabees category in dietary matters. Zina, on the other hand, is an infringement of a wife’s rights if done after marriage and of a society if done before marriage. Gambling falls in usurping of other’s rights. These are three separate categories with separate reasons for prohibition. Since they do become an addiction , that is why they have been prohibited right from the beginning i.e. prohibiting even the smallest quantity of intoxicants and prohibiting zina before marriage, But it is not the actual reason for their prohibition . For explanation regarding prohibition of alcohol , please refer to the video below from 33:39 to 35:12 https://youtu.be/dl4gk4_8I1I?t=2019