The Ruling on Drinking Alcohol-Free Beer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is called beer, which is found in some markets, is it...? What is called beer beverage.
The Shaykh:
Beverage. Beer. Beer according to the work of the forger. Yes.
The questioner:
And the one found in some markets, which has written on it that it is a barley beverage, does this count as alcohol, or is it permissible to drink it?
The Shaykh:
If alcohol is known to be in it, it is not to be drunk. But if alcohol is not known to be in it, the default is permissibility. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it sufficient to rely on the phrase written on it that it is without alcohol?
The Shaykh:
We have nothing but the appearance. As long as it is written on it and the Ministry of Commerce has permitted it, we have nothing but the appearance. So we assume it is correct and contains no error. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is called beer, which is found in some markets, is it...? What is called beer beverage.
The Shaykh:
Beverage. Beer. Beer according to the work of the forger. Yes.
The questioner:
And the one found in some markets, which has written on it that it is a barley beverage, does this count as alcohol, or is it permissible to drink it?
The Shaykh:
If alcohol is known to be in it, it is not to be drunk. But if alcohol is not known to be in it, the default is permissibility. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it sufficient to rely on the phrase written on it that it is without alcohol?
The Shaykh:
We have nothing but the appearance. As long as it is written on it and the Ministry of Commerce has permitted it, we have nothing but the appearance. So we assume it is correct and contains no error. Yes.
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