What is the ruling on narcotic drugs if prescribed by a doctor?
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The questioner : There are drugs that induce a state of stupor like narcotics, which are dispensed in hospitals. So, do we say, for example, that if they are used for medication and under a doctor's supervision, it is permissible and lawful, and if they are used just for pleasure?
The Shaykh : They do not use them for pleasure; they use them for comfort and to forget worries. An intoxicant gives a person a feeling of euphoria, delight, and lightness, but these are the opposite. May Allah protect us, they are used because they affect the brain, causing relaxation so that a person forgets what has happened. And, may Allah protect us, madness reaches them quickly. Some of them cannot bear it, and may Allah protect us, not a month passes for them without them becoming one of the insane.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on selling them?
The Shaykh : Which ones?
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : It is not permissible; it is forbidden.
The questioner : Even if it is ...?
The Shaykh : Never. Allah is the Greatest. They leave them as a permissible juice, and Allah provides for them.
The Shaykh : They do not use them for pleasure; they use them for comfort and to forget worries. An intoxicant gives a person a feeling of euphoria, delight, and lightness, but these are the opposite. May Allah protect us, they are used because they affect the brain, causing relaxation so that a person forgets what has happened. And, may Allah protect us, madness reaches them quickly. Some of them cannot bear it, and may Allah protect us, not a month passes for them without them becoming one of the insane.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on selling them?
The Shaykh : Which ones?
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : It is not permissible; it is forbidden.
The questioner : Even if it is ...?
The Shaykh : Never. Allah is the Greatest. They leave them as a permissible juice, and Allah provides for them.