Halal to Haram

A man came to a muslim judge famous for his wisdom, and the following conversation took place between them:

Man:       What is the Islamic ruling regarding wine?                         Judge:     It is haram.

Man:       How about water?                                                           Judge:    It is halal.

Man:       How about dates and grapes?                                         Judge:     They are halal 

Man: Why is it that all these ingredients are halal, and yet when you combine them, they become haram?

The judge looked at the man and said: If I hit you with this handful of dirt, do you think it would hurt you?

Man:       It would not.                      Judge:     How about if I hit you with this handful of straw?

Man:       It would not hurt.               Judge:     How about a handful of water?

Man:       It surely would not hurt me.

Judge:     How about if I mix them, let them dry to become a brick and then hit you with it, would it hurt you?

Man:       It would hurt me and might even kill me!

Judge: the same reasoning applies to what you asked me!!

Sent in by Tasneem