Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is 0% alcohol beer permissable?

· 18 Rabiʻ II 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 43797English

Question

assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakaatuhu

i am enquiring regarding the permissisbility/impermissibility of 0% alcohol beer. the product contains 0.03% alcohol as per the bottle.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

0% (0.03%) alcohol beer is not permissible.

It is a general drink of people who drink intoxicants.[i] Soft drinks is unlike 0% alcohol beer.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat

Student Darul Iftaa
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] سنن أبي داود (4/ 44)

4031 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُم

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Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
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