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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-117 : HINDARI BAHAYA ARAK
What is the ruling on alcohol and all intoxicating drinks in Islam?
Short answer
Drinking alcohol and any intoxicating drink is prohibited, whether made from grapes or from other materials.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Drinking alcohol and any intoxicating drink is prohibited, whether made from grapes or from other materials. The prohibition rests on the intoxicating quality, so even a small amount is forbidden if a large amount intoxicates, and renaming the drink does not change the ruling. In the Shafi'i school, alcohol and intoxicating drinks are regarded as impure. A drinker faces the hudud punishment in this world and sin in religious terms, with its outcome left to Allah on the Day of Judgement.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Haram meminum minuman yang memabukkan sama ada arak (خمر), iaitu yang dibuat daripada perahan anggur atau bukan arak, iaitu yang dibuat daripada benda lain.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-117 : HINDARI BAHAYA ARAK”, 25 September 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/659-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-116-hindari-bahaya-arak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-alcohol-and-intoxicating-drinks-islam/