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Alcohol & Intoxicants

322 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Alcohol & Intoxicants, part of Food, Halal & Slaughter. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.

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Alcohol & Intoxicants fatawa — page 2 of 9

  1. Ibn Masood6 Jan 2022

    Using perfumes and Itr containing alcohol

    What is your view in regards to using Itr and perfumes containing alcohol?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  2. Ask Imaam4 Jan 2022

    Consumption of alcohol containing products

    Note: Hanafi muftis allow the consumption of products containing alcohol from sources other than grapes or dates so long as: 1) it does not…

    Bilal Yusuf Pandor
  3. Ask Imaam2 Jan 2022

    Alcohol in paracetamol syrup, is it permissible to consume?

    assalamu alaikum is it permissible to use paracetamol syrup which contains absolute alcohol (9,5)?

    Tareque Ahmed
  4. Ibn Masood18 Dec 2021

    Selling non-alcoholic beverages

    What is the ruling in regards to non-alcoholic beverages? Are we as Muslims permitted to sell and consume ‘Castle free beer’ which is considered to…

  5. Mufti Online24 Oct 2021

    Eating bread that was treated with ethyl alcohol

    I live in Italy and all the sandwich bread I checked in the supermarket is “treated with ethyl alcohol”. Is this bread haraam or halaal?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Mufti Online3 Jul 2021

    Status of salaah and nikaah if one smokes cannabis

    If one was to indulge in smoking cannabis/weed and later regrets and makes taubah. 1. Will ones salaah be accepted before 40 days are over? 2. Will…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Azaadville26 Jun 2021

    Receiving Alcohol As A Gift

    I received a bottle of alcohol as a gift with my business. What should I do with this bottle? Can I give it to my non-Muslim neighbour?

  8. Ask Imaam4 Mar 2021

    Is it permissible to use perfumes that contain alcohol?

    Are perfumes and colognes that contain alcohol Halal to use?

    Shakib Alam
  9. Ask Imaam19 Jan 2021

    Croissants containing Alcohol

    Salam, My husband & I have been eating these croissants from Iceland but today but eyes fell upon the ingredients & it says "natural flavouring…

    Hasan Ahmed Razzak
  10. Mufti Online4 Nov 2020

    Drinking juice from wine glasses

    Some people drink juice or punch from wine glasses, normally at functions or on Eid day. Would this be correct? A senior Moulana from my town said…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Mufti Online22 Sep 2020

    Drinking non-alcoholic drinks

    Is it permissible to drink non-alcoholic drinks (0% alcohol) which have the same name as traditional alcohols and are branded similar to the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  12. Ask Imaam28 Aug 2020

    Is it permissible to work for an accounting firm whose clients are banks, insurance & alcohol companies?

    Slm. I have one question. I work in an accounting firm. I have one client that does delivery of beverages . But among the beverages they also…

    Abdullah Noorgat
  13. Ask Imaam27 Jun 2020

    Can i sell boxes printed specifically for the Alcohol items to the Alcohol Brewing company?

    Question from a brother , I own a factory of making boxes and also labels for various products. I also few electric devices such as bulbs etc…

    Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
  14. Ask Imaam5 May 2020

    Can I deliver pork and alcohol as a job?

    Hey Asalaamualikum sheikh, I have a personal question to ask you. My dad and I have been working for an app to get cash by picking up groceries for…

    Ibn Aḥsan
  15. Ask Imaam23 Apr 2020

    Is this type of alcohol acceptable for the hand sanitizers?

    Slm, hope all is well, here there is shortage of ethanol, and ethyl alcohol. The wine and spirit distillery are switching production to making pure…

    Bilal Yusuf Pandor
  16. Ask Imaam18 Apr 2020

    Is it permissible to use hand sanitizer containing alcohol?

    Assalamualaikum.w.w Mufti Saheb Is it permissible to use hand sanitizer containing alcohol? Jazakallahukhair

    Bilal Yusuf Pandor
  17. Ask Imaam17 Apr 2020

    Are there any type of vinegar that is completely free from Alcohol?

    AsalaamuAlaykum, I hope everyone is well In Shaa Allah. I had a question regarding vinegar. I read one of the answers about vinegar being halal…

    Akhyar Uddin
  18. Mufti Online29 Feb 2020

    Ibaadat of a person who sniffs cocaine

    If a person sniffs cocaine, does his prayers, fasting and good deeds not count for 40 days even though it takes 5 to 14 days to come out from the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  19. Mufti Online24 Feb 2020

    Ibaadat of a person who takes intoxicants

    If a person sniffs cocaine or smokes weed, does the persons prayers, fasting and good deeds not count for 40 days, even though it is out of the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Jamiat KZN23 Jan 2020

    What is the ruling on ‘Non-Alcoholic Beer’?

    Salaam, will it be permissible to consume non-alcoholic drinks, like beer, wine etc? They do not intoxicate and contain minute amount if any alcohol…

    Mudassir Benish
  21. Ask Imaam22 Jan 2020

    What is the ruling on 'Non-Alcoholic Beer'?

    Salaam, will it be permissible to consume non-alcoholic drinks, like beer, wine etc? They do not intoxicate and contain minute amount if any alcohol…

    Mudassir Benish
  22. Ask Imaam20 Jan 2020

    I'd like some clarification about alcohol content in drinks. Can i purchase them?

    salam aleykoum, I'd like some clarification about alcohol content. It is stipulated that alcohol excepts from grapes and dates is permissible if it…

    Bilal Yusuf Pandor
  23. Ask Imaam11 Jan 2020

    Can a student work in a store as a cashier that sells pork & alcohol?

    Asalam alekum I am an international student in Dublin started working part time to pay my r ent and bills, I am working as a cashier in a store…

    Shakib Alam
  24. Ask Imaam15 Dec 2019

    Is 0% alcohol beer permissable?

    assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakaatuhu i am enquiring regarding the permissisbility/impermissibility of 0% alcohol beer. the product…

    Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
  25. Ask Imaam8 Dec 2019

    alcohol in body creams or face washes and perfumes. Are this type of products halal to use?

    Salaams, I have a question about alcohol in body creams or face washes and perfumes. Is this type of products halal to use? Jazakillah khayr

    Muhammad Fayyaadh
  26. Ask Imaam8 Dec 2019

    Hadd for Drinking Alcohol

    1. Is the hadd for drinking alcohol applied if two men witness a person drinking alcohol in a private place for example a person is drinking alcohol…

  27. Ask Imaam2 Dec 2019

    Is it permissible to use perfumes that contain denatured alcohol?

    Is it permissible to use perfumes that contain denatured alcohol ?

    Ahmad Patel
  28. Ask Imaam17 Oct 2019

    Small pictures and Hadd of drinking wine

    1. What is the ruling on having very small pictures and very small videos of humans and animals on mobile phone screens are they forbidden because i…

  29. Ask Imaam8 Oct 2019

    Is vinegar from alcohol impure?

    I understand that vinegar which is deliberately made from alcohol is haraam for one to consume. But is it also Najis?

    Hasan Ahmed Razzak
  30. Ask Imaam19 Sep 2019

    Is it permissible to apply hand wash which has ethyl alcohol?

    Is it permissible to apply hand wash which has ethyl alcohol?

    Hasan Ahmed Razzak
  31. Ask Imaam18 Sep 2019

    Is Brassica alcohol halaal?

    is brassica alcohol halal ? now a days it is being used in hair and skin care products

    Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
  32. Mufti Online26 Aug 2019

    Repenting for drinking beer

    I drank 2 small sips of beer that contains 6 or 8 % of alcohol but I didn’t feel any type of difference in my body. Everything was normal and no…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  33. Mufti Online7 Aug 2019

    Smoking in Islam

    Is smoking considered haraam in Islam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  34. Mufti Online2 Mar 2019

    Eating products with alcohol based flavours

    I recently contacted a company called Arnott's to find out whether one of their chocolate filling biscuit products, 'TimTam' was halaal and this was…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  35. Ask Imaam17 Jan 2019

    Cosmetics that have alcohol

    Aoa, Is it allowed to use cosmetics (body wash and body lotions) that contain alcohol?

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  36. Mufti Online17 Jan 2019

    Salaah of a person who smokes 'weed'

    Is the ruling of 'weed' the same as khamar in the sense that if smoked, prayers are not accepted for 40 days?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  37. Mufti Online22 Dec 2018

    Is smoking harmful?

    1. Is smoking a cigarette haram and is consuming paan haram? As we know that smoking is the #1 preventable cause of death. I have been confused…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  38. Mufti Online18 Dec 2018

    Beer glasses

    We bought martigues glasses but did not know at that time that they are used for beer. We used it for water/juice before we knew. Now they are just…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  39. Mufti Online13 Dec 2018

    Mint alcohol

    Is mint alcohol halaal?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  40. Mufti Online13 Nov 2018

    Drinking mocha ice frappe with less than 0.05% alcohol

    In McDonalds, the mocha ice frappe I used to buy was said by McDonalds to be suitable for vegetarians. However, apparently the whip used on top has…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

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