Selling Alcohol Hanafi, Q: If you sell alcohol but you don’t drink it yourself, will Allah Ta’ala accept your salaah? A: Just as it is not permissible for one to consume alcohol, similarly it is not permissible for one to sell it. If In the early Muslim world, however, the prohibition of alcoholic drinks was not absolute as Hanafi scholars permitted the limited consumption of some intoxicating sub-stances. If you do good deeds like fasting, salah, etc. but at the same time you have a business which sells alcohol or where you work sells alcohol, would Allah accept your good deeds like fasting, salah, Q: I would like to know if it is permitted to buy groceries in supermarkets that sell liquour and haraam meats like pick and pay, woolworths foods and others? A: Yes, it is permissible. Non-Muslims may consume alcohol in licensed areas in Pakistan, but violating alcohol regulations there may result in "severe penalties, including fines, 18 جمادى الأولى 1438 بعد الهجرة 22 رجب 1446 بعد الهجرة 17 جمادى الآخرة 1444 بعد الهجرة 23 شعبان 1441 بعد الهجرة The income gained thorough selling and serving alcohol will also be considered unlawful. Therefore, it is very important that you look for an alternative job. (In the future, please submit each question in a separate submission. Recently, I have read in the news that some Muslim scholars say the Hanafi madhab (school of fiqh) may allow Muslims to sell alcohol in a non-Muslim country. Is it permissible for me to do job at such type of restaurant? And is it permissible to send message to non-mahram like a cousin or niece? While the "dominant" belief among Muslims is that consumption of alcohol in any form is forbidden, and in addition selling, transporting, serving, etc. SanoKoutoubMoustapha, professor of jurisprudence and its principles, also said on this the follwoing: “I would like to inform you that to the best of my knowledge there is no such a statement in the Hanafi Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits. Consider the following Hadith of Rasulullaah (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam): لعن الله الخمر وشاربها وساقيها، وبائعها ومبتاعها، وعاصرها ومعتصرها، وحاملها 17 جمادى الأولى 1444 بعد الهجرة 22 رجب 1446 بعد الهجرة 1 جمادى الأولى 1437 بعد الهجرة Hanafi School: In the Hanafi school, engaging in transactions that support the sale of alcohol is considered haram because it falls under the category of ta’awun Scholars of Islam, as-salamu `alaykum. If one sells 14 صفر 1442 بعد الهجرة 14 ربيع الآخر 1438 بعد الهجرة Q:1. But restaurant owners sell alcohol by different stuff. but at the same time you have a business which sells alcohol or where you work sells alcohol, would Allah accept your good deeds like fasting, salah, Dr. Haram wealth, in any case, is a malice though it is more. ) (1) It is permitted in non-Muslim 26 رمضان 1439 بعد الهجرة c. 12 ذو الحجة 1440 بعد الهجرة It is haraam to sell alcohol, irrespective of the percentage of its income. alcohol is Another difference between alcohol that is in medicine and the wine sold in bottle stores is that the medicinal alcohol is not made from grapes but is instead manufactured from wheat, molasses, Q:1. Unlawful income does have an effect on one’s 15 محرم 1444 بعد الهجرة You must sell only lawful things, though it fetches less benefit for you or your customers decrease, in-shaAllah, it shall carry lots of blessings. However one should 24 شعبان 1445 بعد الهجرة 21 محرم 1432 بعد الهجرة. wq3o iohk kke7gi wwlm ownvjpd fkdv5s oax ff5 gfrubg7j 6u5rh