What is the ruling on treating with contemporary medicines that contain some forbidden substances?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on treating with contemporary medicines that contain some forbidden substances, including some intoxicating materials?
Answer:
Yes. Medicines that contain something forbidden in their manufacture, such as pork fat or alcohol: if what was mixed with them has disappeared and left no trace, then there is no ruling against it, and there is no harm in treating with them, because this forbidden substance has vanished and disappeared, leaving no trace, and has been consumed in the medicine. This is not forbidden, because the default is permissibility. However, if it has a remaining effect in the medicine, if it has an impact in the medicine that remains and has not been consumed, then it is forbidden. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on treating with contemporary medicines that contain some forbidden substances, including some intoxicating materials?
Answer:
Yes. Medicines that contain something forbidden in their manufacture, such as pork fat or alcohol: if what was mixed with them has disappeared and left no trace, then there is no ruling against it, and there is no harm in treating with them, because this forbidden substance has vanished and disappeared, leaving no trace, and has been consumed in the medicine. This is not forbidden, because the default is permissibility. However, if it has a remaining effect in the medicine, if it has an impact in the medicine that remains and has not been consumed, then it is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [505 -954] ما حكم التداوي بالأدوية المعاصرة التي يدخلها شيء من المحرمات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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