What is the ruling on drinking alcohol-free beer?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on drinking alcohol-free beer?
The Shaykh : Drinking beer is permissible, and all the beer in our country, Saudi Arabia, has been tested and contains no intoxicating substance. If a person drinks it, he falls under the general statement of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):[Al-Baqarah 2:29] And if you doubt whether something is lawful or forbidden, it is lawful. If you doubt whether a food, drink, or garment is forbidden or lawful, consider it lawful until evidence establishes that it is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Drinking beer is permissible, and all the beer in our country, Saudi Arabia, has been tested and contains no intoxicating substance. If a person drinks it, he falls under the general statement of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):