Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Volume 1
I suffer from weakness in sexual strength, and I consume opium (افیون) at night before going to my wife. Is this practice permissible or impermissible in Islam?
Opium is among the substances that induce intoxication (نشہ). According to Islamic Sharīʿah, all intoxicating substances are strictly prohibited, regardless of their form.
Just as consuming alcohol is ḥarām, so too is the use of opium, whether for recreation or supposed medical benefit.
It is not permissible to use ḥarām or impure (نجس) substances even for medicinal treatment. This prohibition is based on the authentic Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ:
سیدنا طارق بن سوید asked the Prophet ﷺ about using alcohol as a remedy, and the Prophet ﷺ replied:
"إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِدَوَاءٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ دَاءٌ"
“It is not a cure; it is a disease.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 5256]
This Hadith makes it clear that intoxicants, including opium, are not to be used under any condition—even as a remedy.
Though temporary physical strength may seem to be achieved through opium use, in reality, it destroys vital organs and leads to long-term damage to the body and mind.
Its addictive nature and destructive effects on health, cognition, and spirituality are clear and well-documented, both in Sharʿī texts and modern medicine.
You are advised to:
اللّٰهُ شَافِي، اللّٰهُ كَافِي
May Allāh grant you complete health and strength. Āmīn.
وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
Answered by: Verified Scholars of Ahl al-Ḥadīth
(Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Volume 1)
I suffer from weakness in sexual strength, and I consume opium (افیون) at night before going to my wife. Is this practice permissible or impermissible in Islam?
Opium is among the substances that induce intoxication (نشہ). According to Islamic Sharīʿah, all intoxicating substances are strictly prohibited, regardless of their form.
Just as consuming alcohol is ḥarām, so too is the use of opium, whether for recreation or supposed medical benefit.
It is not permissible to use ḥarām or impure (نجس) substances even for medicinal treatment. This prohibition is based on the authentic Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ:
سیدنا طارق بن سوید asked the Prophet ﷺ about using alcohol as a remedy, and the Prophet ﷺ replied:
"إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِدَوَاءٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ دَاءٌ"
“It is not a cure; it is a disease.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 5256]
This Hadith makes it clear that intoxicants, including opium, are not to be used under any condition—even as a remedy.
Though temporary physical strength may seem to be achieved through opium use, in reality, it destroys vital organs and leads to long-term damage to the body and mind.
Its addictive nature and destructive effects on health, cognition, and spirituality are clear and well-documented, both in Sharʿī texts and modern medicine.
You are advised to:
- Discontinue the use of opium immediately.
- Seek permissible (ḥalāl) and medically approved treatments.
- Consult a qualified physician for natural or alternative supplements that are both effective and ḥalāl.
اللّٰهُ شَافِي، اللّٰهُ كَافِي
May Allāh grant you complete health and strength. Āmīn.
وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
Answered by: Verified Scholars of Ahl al-Ḥadīth
(Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Volume 1)
