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What is the Sharia ruling on carrying bottles of alcohol and serving them to a manager and colleague at work, and does the Hadith, "May Allah curse the one who drinks alcohol and the one who carries it...", apply to me, especially since I regret it?

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Alcohol is forbidden in terms of drinking, selling, carrying, and assisting [in its use], due to the words of the Almighty: (O YOU WHO HAVE BELIEVED, INDEED INTOXICANTS, GAMBLING, [SACRIFICING TO] STONE ALTARS [AND IDOLS], AND DIVINING ARROWS ARE DEFILEMENT FROM THE WORK OF SATAN, SO AVOID IT THAT YOU MAY SUCCEED), and because of what was narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding the curse upon its drinker, its presser [maker], its seller, its carrier, and everyone connected to it. He who accepted it or carried it made a mistake, and it was his duty to refuse it and explain its prohibition to the giver. Therefore, he must offer sincere repentance, and he must advise his manager and others to stay away from alcohol and warn them of its dire consequences.

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