The Ruling on Gradual Treatment of an Intoxicant Addict Until He Quits It
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The questioner:
Yes. Yes. Gradual treatment of an intoxicant addict until he stops drinking intoxicants, is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is known that Allah has forbidden it for him; there is no gradualism in this. There is no gradualism in the Shari'ah. As for now, the Shari'ah is established; Allah has forbidden it, and the matter is concluded. Yes.
The questioner:
I am unable to quit it.
The Shaykh:
He must quit it, and he must guard against it, and the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) must be carried out against him if he commits it. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Gradual treatment of an intoxicant addict until he stops drinking intoxicants, is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is known that Allah has forbidden it for him; there is no gradualism in this. There is no gradualism in the Shari'ah. As for now, the Shari'ah is established; Allah has forbidden it, and the matter is concluded. Yes.
The questioner:
I am unable to quit it.
The Shaykh:
He must quit it, and he must guard against it, and the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) must be carried out against him if he commits it. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 259 - حكم التدرج مع مدمن الخمر حتى يتركها - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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