Do the Hanafis distinguish between grapes and other things whose small amount does not intoxicate?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do the Hanafis, regarding the small amount that does not intoxicate, distinguish between what is made from grapes and what is made from other things? Or is it that, in their view, whatever does not intoxicate in small amounts is not forbidden, whether it is from grapes or from something else?
Answer:
No, they are in agreement with the majority that grape wine is forbidden, whether in small or large amounts. They differ from the majority regarding the small amount of other intoxicants that does not intoxicate: does the small amount that does not intoxicate become forbidden or not? In their view, it is not forbidden, because the operative cause in their view is intoxication. And this [substance] is what intoxicates, but it is not from grapes, so it does not fall under the category of wine in their view. There is no doubt that this is the weaker position. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do the Hanafis, regarding the small amount that does not intoxicate, distinguish between what is made from grapes and what is made from other things? Or is it that, in their view, whatever does not intoxicate in small amounts is not forbidden, whether it is from grapes or from something else?
Answer:
No, they are in agreement with the majority that grape wine is forbidden, whether in small or large amounts. They differ from the majority regarding the small amount of other intoxicants that does not intoxicate: does the small amount that does not intoxicate become forbidden or not? In their view, it is not forbidden, because the operative cause in their view is intoxication. And this [substance] is what intoxicates, but it is not from grapes, so it does not fall under the category of wine in their view. There is no doubt that this is the weaker position. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يفرق الحنفية بين العنب وغيره فما لا يسكر قليله؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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