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The Ruling on Learning How to Make Alcohol and Working in Its Production

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Fatwa No :
86429
| Date :
2025-09-21
معاملات / مالی معاوضات / ملازمت

The Ruling on Learning How to Make Alcohol and Working in Its Production

Just as usury (interest) is prohibited—and writing its contracts, documenting it, and being a witness to it are all forbidden—what do the honorable scholars say regarding alcohol? Is alcohol also prohibited in the same way, meaning that its documentation and related tasks are also unlawful? Especially, in some biotechnology courses, the process of making alcohol is taught. What should the students do in such cases? And what should the teachers who teach this material do? Is only drinking alcohol prohibited, or is manufacturing it, working in a winery, as well as engaging in its business also forbidden? Kindly provide guidance on all these matters. May Allah reward you with goodness.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

It should be clear that the ruling on alcohol is not limited only to drinking it; rather, everything associated with it is unlawful and prohibited in Shariah. Just as drinking alcohol is haram, likewise its production, selling, purchasing, and any form of assistance related to it—even running its business or working in a place where alcohol is served—are all prohibited. As for learning or teaching the process of making alcohol in biotechnology or any other scientific course: if the course requires directly preparing alcohol or teaching students how to produce it, then performing such practical experiments is also not permissible in Shariah. Students must request their teacher or the administration to provide an alternative. If the institution insists and gives no alternative, then students should avoid this part of the course or choose a field that does not involve the production of prohibited substances. Teachers are required to limit themselves to providing theoretical information only and must refrain from giving practical training in making alcohol.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

قال اللہ تعالی: يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ (سورۃ المائدۃ ، آیت نمبر 91،)۔
وفي أحكام القرآن للجصاص: وقوله تعالى ﴿وَلا تَعاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوانِ﴾ نهى عن معاونة غيرنا على معاصى اللّه تعالى اھ الخ (ج: 3، ص: 296، ط: ادارۃ القرآن والعلوم الاسلامیہ)
وفی سنن أبی داؤد: عن ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہ یقول قال رسول اللہ ﷺ لعن اللہ الخمر وشاربھا وساقیھا وبائعھا ومبتاعھا وعاصرھا ومعتصرھا وحاملھا والمحمولۃ إلیہ الخ (باب العصیر للخمر، ج: 2، ص: 1378، ط: البشرٰی)۔
وفی المبسوط للسرخسی: ولا یحل للمسلم بیع الخمر ولا أکل ثمنھا بلغنا ذلک عن رسول اللہ ﷺ وفیہ حدیثان أحدھما قولہ ﷺ لعن اللہ فی الخمر عشرۃ وذکر فی الجملۃ بائعھا والثانی قولہ ﷺ ان الذی حرم شربھا حرم بیعھا وأکل ثمنھا وفی حدیث آخر قال ﷺ لعن اللہ الیھود حرمت علیھم الشحوم فجعلوھا وباعوھا وأکلوا ثمنھا وان اللہ تعالیٰ إذا حرم شیئا حرم بیعہ وأکل ثمنہ وبھذہ الآثار تبین ان الخمر لیست بمال متقوم فی حق المسلم فلا یجوز بیعہ إیاھا الخ (باب بیوع أھل الذمۃ، ج: 13، ص: 137، ط:دار المعرفۃ۔بیروت)۔
وفی الشامیۃ: وبطل بیع مال غیر متقوم کخمر وخنزیر ومیتۃ لم تمت حتف أنفھا بالثمن الخ (باب الیبع الفاسد، ج: 5، ص: 73، ط: ایچ ایم سعید)۔
وفی الشامیۃ: تحت (قولہ لصحۃ بیعہ) أی بیع الکافر الخمر لأنھا مال متقوم فی حقہ فملک الثمن فیحل الأخذ منہ بخلاف المسلم لعدم تقومھا فی حقہ فبقی الثمن علی ملک المشتری الخ (کتاب الحظر والاباحۃ، فصل فی البیع،ج: 6، ص: 385، ط: ایچ ایم سعید)۔

And Allah knows best
محمد رحمان عُفی عنه
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