What is the ruling on drinking beer that is labeled “alcohol-free”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on drinking what is called beer, which is labeled as being alcohol-free?
Answer:
Alcohol-free. There is no harm if it is water that intoxicates and is alcohol-free, meaning it is written on it with a correct certificate that it is alcohol-free, so there is no harm in drinking it because it is drunk for medical treatment, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on drinking what is called beer, which is labeled as being alcohol-free?
Answer:
Alcohol-free. There is no harm if it is water that intoxicates and is alcohol-free, meaning it is written on it with a correct certificate that it is alcohol-free, so there is no harm in drinking it because it is drunk for medical treatment, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2796 -3022] ما حكم شرب البيرة التي كتب عليها (خالية من الكحول)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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