The ruling on drinking the beer sold in the markets
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on drinking the beer sold in the markets, where there has been much talk about it?
The Shaykh:
I do not know it. If it does not intoxicate and contains no alcohol, then there is nothing wrong with it. If it contains no mixture of wine and does not intoxicate, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: And if it is written on it that it is free of alcohol, is that sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That is sufficient, unless something is found that contradicts the writing. If it is found to intoxicate, then it is khamr (intoxicants). And now, praise be to Allah, analysis in laboratories reveals what is in it. It is subjected to analysis in laboratories and what is in it is revealed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on drinking the beer sold in the markets, where there has been much talk about it?
The Shaykh:
I do not know it. If it does not intoxicate and contains no alcohol, then there is nothing wrong with it. If it contains no mixture of wine and does not intoxicate, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: And if it is written on it that it is free of alcohol, is that sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That is sufficient, unless something is found that contradicts the writing. If it is found to intoxicate, then it is khamr (intoxicants). And now, praise be to Allah, analysis in laboratories reveals what is in it. It is subjected to analysis in laboratories and what is in it is revealed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2343 -2802] حكم شرب البيرة التي تُباع في الأسواق - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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