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Alkohol Menurut Pandangan Islam
What is the Islamic ruling on alcohol, including in drinks, food, medicine and perfume?
Short answer
Every alcoholic drink contains alcohol, but not all alcohol comes from liquor.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Every alcoholic drink contains alcohol, but not all alcohol comes from liquor. Alcohol from the liquor-making process is forbidden and ritually impure, while alcohol made by other means is not impure but is forbidden to drink. Soft drinks made in the same way as liquor are forbidden to drink, while those not made that way are lawful. Tapai is lawful to eat, incidental alcohol in food processing is not impure and may be eaten, and medicines and perfumes containing alcohol are permissible and tolerated.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Alkohol dari proses pembuatan arak hukumnya haram dan najis, tetapi alkohol yang dibuat bukan melalui proses pembuatan arak hukumnya tidak najis tetapi haram diminum.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Alkohol Menurut Pandangan Islam”, 12 April 1984. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-alcohol-in-islam/