The Ruling on Selling Intoxicants to Disbelievers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In some Islamic countries, they permit the sale of intoxicants to disbelievers only. Is this...
Answer:
Intoxicants are forbidden, whether for disbelievers or Muslims. It is not permissible to sell them, nor to consume their price. You say, "I sold it to a disbeliever," but it is not permissible. It is a forbidden substance; selling a forbidden substance is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In some Islamic countries, they permit the sale of intoxicants to disbelievers only. Is this...
Answer:
Intoxicants are forbidden, whether for disbelievers or Muslims. It is not permissible to sell them, nor to consume their price. You say, "I sold it to a disbeliever," but it is not permissible. It is a forbidden substance; selling a forbidden substance is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 59 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معى السمود/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:45)
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