Prohibition Of Treating Disease With Wine
Darussalam · Volume 4
31. Chapters On MedicineSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3500 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1157
Source no. 3500 · Volume 7 · Page 500
Sahih
صحيح غاية المرام (٦٥)
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3500. It was narrated that Târiq bin Suwaid Al-Hadrami said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, in our land there are grapes which we squeeze (to make wine). Can we drink from it?' He said: 'No.' I repeated the question and said: 'We treat the sick with it.' He said: 'That is not a cure, it is a disease.'" (Sahih)
3500 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ بِأَرْضِنَا أَعْنَابًا نَعْتَصِرُهَا، فَنَشْرَبُ مِنْهَا؟ قَالَ: «لَا» فَرَاجَعْتُهُ، قُلْتُ: إِنَّا نَسْتَشْفِي بِهِ لِلْمَرِيضِ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ بِشِفَاءٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ دَاءٌ»
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Wine is forbidden. Using an intoxicant of any type is forbidden. Using an intoxicant as medicine is also prohibited. Alcohol is added to contemporary western medicine to preserve it for a long time. Muslims should use any lawful alternate for it (like honey, vinegar, clean water, etc.)