Is "al-Bi'ah" drink among the doubtful matters?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is "al-Bi'ah" drink considered among the doubtful matters?
Answer:
The people of the town ask the doctors about it. If it contains alcohol, it is forbidden. If it does not contain alcohol, the default is permissibility, unless it is established that it contains alcohol, meaning some of the intoxicant, in which case it is forbidden. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best. (peace and blessings be upon him).
Honorable Shaykh, is "al-Bi'ah" drink considered among the doubtful matters?
Answer:
The people of the town ask the doctors about it. If it contains alcohol, it is forbidden. If it does not contain alcohol, the default is permissibility, unless it is established that it contains alcohol, meaning some of the intoxicant, in which case it is forbidden. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best. (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وإذا ظننت تعارضا فيها فذا من آفة الأفهام والأذهان — islamhouse.com (37:57)
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