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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الاشربة
Book of Drinks
بَابُ تحريم التَّدَاوِي بِالْخَمْرِ وَبَيَان أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بدواء
Chapter on the Prohibition of Using Wine as Medicine and Clarifying That It Is Not a Cure
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7577 — on the Prohibition of Using Wine as Medicine
عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ طَارِقٍ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ فَنَهَاهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَصْنَعُهَا لِلدَّوَاءِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّهَا دَاءٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِدَوَاءٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa’il Hadhrami (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man named Suwaid bin Tariq asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about wine. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from drinking it. He said: I make wine for medicinal purposes. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, it is a disease and not a cure.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam Nawawi said: This hadith explicitly states that alcohol is not a remedy, therefore it is not permissible to use it for treatment. According to our companions, the predominant opinion is that using it for treatment is forbidden, and drinking it to quench thirst is also forbidden. However, if a morsel gets stuck in the throat and there is nothing available except alcohol to dislodge it, then it becomes necessary to use alcohol.
