Is the stimulant like tea intoxicating?
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The questioner : Some beverages, such as coffee and tea, sometimes, if a person increases the amount of their preparation, have an effect on the body. For example, tea has a lot of tea leaves, and if it is boiled a lot, it leads to an increase in the activity of a person's body?
The Shaykh : Strange, are you sure?
The questioner : Definitely, and it is boiled until it turns black, and there is a lot of tea leaves.
The Shaykh : And it is light on the sweetness?
The questioner : No, regardless of that, does this fall under this issue?
The Shaykh : No, it does not fall under it; the stimulant is not an intoxicant.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : By Allah, this goes back to the doctors: whether this stimulation affects the body with a reaction or not, it goes back to the doctors.
The questioner : ... Whenever a drink intoxicates, it is forbidden. Now, some addicts of alcohol, meaning they drink alcohol but it does not affect them...
The Shaykh : The criterion is the drink, not the drinker. So if he drinks what intoxicates, even if it does not intoxicate him, his case is looked into.
The Shaykh : Strange, are you sure?
The questioner : Definitely, and it is boiled until it turns black, and there is a lot of tea leaves.
The Shaykh : And it is light on the sweetness?
The questioner : No, regardless of that, does this fall under this issue?
The Shaykh : No, it does not fall under it; the stimulant is not an intoxicant.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : By Allah, this goes back to the doctors: whether this stimulation affects the body with a reaction or not, it goes back to the doctors.
The questioner : ... Whenever a drink intoxicates, it is forbidden. Now, some addicts of alcohol, meaning they drink alcohol but it does not affect them...
The Shaykh : The criterion is the drink, not the drinker. So if he drinks what intoxicates, even if it does not intoxicate him, his case is looked into.