Is it permissible to use wine bottles after cleaning them?
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The Shaykh : So why the repetition then?
The questioner : No, it is not.
Another questioner : It is new to you.
The questioner : It may be that I am ignorant of it, or that some of the brothers are ignorant of it, while some of the brothers may know this matter.
The first question: "Bottles" of wine are well known; is it permissible to clean them and use them for drinking water?
The Shaykh : If these bottles, when seen, lead the general public to understand that these are wine bottles and bottles of ... without wine, then it is not permissible to use them; rather, they must be broken.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : No, it is not.
Another questioner : It is new to you.
The questioner : It may be that I am ignorant of it, or that some of the brothers are ignorant of it, while some of the brothers may know this matter.
The first question: "Bottles" of wine are well known; is it permissible to clean them and use them for drinking water?
The Shaykh : If these bottles, when seen, lead the general public to understand that these are wine bottles and bottles of ... without wine, then it is not permissible to use them; rather, they must be broken.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
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