What is the ruling on drinking tuak, a beverage made by fermenting rice?

Short answer

Drinking tuak is forbidden (haram).

Negeri SembilanOpinion (irsyad)

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Authority: Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
Status: Opinion (irsyad)
Series: Soal Jawab Agama
Topic: Food & Halal

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

Drinking tuak is forbidden (haram). The ruling is derived by analogy (qiyas) with the ruling on drinking alcohol, since both share the same effect of causing intoxication.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Hukum minum tuak adalah haram. Ia diqiaskan dengan hukum minum arak kerana kedua-duanya mempunyai kesan yang sama, iaitu memabukkan.

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Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Air tuak”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/air-tuak/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-drinking-tuak-rice-wine/