The ruling on drinking harmful carbonated beverages
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Question:
What is the ruling on drinking some beverages that have been medically proven to cause, after a long period, bone fragility and kidney failure, such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and other carbonated drinks?
Answer:
If the doctors have determined this and stated that they cause ailments in the future, then it is not permissible for a Muslim to say[Al-Baqarah 2:195]. The doctors are trustworthy in their medicine; they are the specialists in this field and the experts in their craft.
What is the ruling on drinking some beverages that have been medically proven to cause, after a long period, bone fragility and kidney failure, such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and other carbonated drinks?
Answer:
If the doctors have determined this and stated that they cause ailments in the future, then it is not permissible for a Muslim to say
and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 05/ دورة علمية في شرح كتاب الصيام من الروض المربع / جماع الصائم / صالح الفوزان / الفقه — youtube.com (49:18)
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