Product contains 65 % ethyl alcohol. Is it permissible to consume?
Question
I have bought a herbal product for colds nd flu.Eichinaforce drops.This product contains 65 % ethyl alcohol.Is it permissable for me to use this product to cure the flu , as well as is it permissable to take this product to strengthen the immune system so as to minimize the effects or reduce the chances of getting a flu in winter?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
It is permissible to use the herbal product which contains ethyl alcohol.
And Allah knows best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
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