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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is anesthesia with anesthetic agents among the intoxicants?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the anesthetic used in the treatment of diseases...?

Answer:
Anesthetic is not an intoxicant; it is a numbing agent, called an anesthetic. It does not intoxicate, so there is no harm in using it in cases of necessity, surgery, and operations; there is no harm in that. It is not an intoxicant. It is one of the types of narcotics, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2350 -2802] هل التخدير بالبنج من المسكرات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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