The Ruling on Substances That Affect the Mind
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The Shaykh:
And its distiller, its presser, and its extractor, its carrier, and its user, its seller, and its buyer, and the ten [types of punishment] apply to it.
The presenter:
Samawi.
The Shaykh:
Meaning,
The presenter:
And it has become upon you.
The questioner:
In some pills, hospitals help with sleep, for example.
The Shaykh:
This is what is called khamr (intoxicants), khamr that causes intoxication. But it counteracts the mind. It affects the heart. This is what leads to the gathering of people [for judgment].
And its distiller, its presser, and its extractor, its carrier, and its user, its seller, and its buyer, and the ten [types of punishment] apply to it.
The presenter:
Samawi.
The Shaykh:
Meaning,
The presenter:
And it has become upon you.
The questioner:
In some pills, hospitals help with sleep, for example.
The Shaykh:
This is what is called khamr (intoxicants), khamr that causes intoxication. But it counteracts the mind. It affects the heart. This is what leads to the gathering of people [for judgment].
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (21:00)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
