Drinking Wine as Medicine

[Haroon Ali]

Aslaamalaycum

I have been told by some people that if u have a really bad cough or sum other throut illness its is permissible for u to drink sum wine, (i was told Wiskey) i am not sure if this is true. I havt done it myself and others that hav asked me i hav told them to stay away frm it cuz i am not sure, Can any1 tell me if this is permissable and mayb giv me a quote or two?

Jazakallah for your help

Walaycumsalaam

[sufisticated]

Aslaamalaycum

I have been told by some people that if u have a really bad cough or sum other throut illness its is permissible for u to drink sum wine, (i was told Wiskey) i am not sure if this is true. I havt done it myself and others that hav asked me i hav told them to stay away frm it cuz i am not sure, Can any1 tell me if this is permissable and mayb giv me a quote or two?

Jazakallah for your help

Walaycumsalaam

no. are these people medically trained?

i work in the health profession, and i can safely say that although it may be beneficial, there are millions of other remedies out there which does not justify one resorting to wine.

from my experience, time and natural remedies are the best healers for those symptoms in the vast majority of cases.

[Haroon Ali]

Aslaamalaycum

Jazakallah Brother

Walaycumsalaam

[br_syed]

Aslaamalaycum

I have been told by some people that if u have a really bad cough or sum other throut illness its is permissible for u to drink sum wine, (i was told Wiskey) i am not sure if this is true. I havt done it myself and others that hav asked me i hav told them to stay away frm it cuz i am not sure, Can any1 tell me if this is permissable and mayb giv me a quote or two?

Jazakallah for your help

Walaycumsalaam

Assalamulaikum

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Don't do it, Bruv! And, stop those around you!

If you have a bad cough, go to your pharmacist and ask for their advice.
Say Bismillah before you swallow the medicine.
Honey and Lemon works wonders
Cough spray
Cough Decongestants

But, No Whiskey!

Allah knows best for there is good and bad in Alcohol but the bad outweighs the good. Plus, this one should be the clincher...
it is impermissble to drink Alcohol.

Come on all you fellow Doctors/Pharmacists, practical advice for the brother please!!

Walaikum salaam

[sufisticated]

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ كَذَلِكَ يُبيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ

They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit. And they ask you as to what they should spend. Say: What you can spare. Thus does Allah make clear to you the communications, that you may ponder
[2:219]

[Dawood82]

That's interesting, I've never seen "al-ayat" translated as "communications", which translation is that?

[sufisticated]

That's interesting, I've never seen "al-ayat" translated as "communications", which translation is that?

you are right - i didn't notice that.... also - profit (manaafi') - most translations use 'benefit' rather than profit.

its by 'M.H. Shakir' - available online.

[Haroon Ali]

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ كَذَلِكَ يُبيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ

They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit. And they ask you as to what they should spend. Say: What you can spare. Thus does Allah make clear to you the communications, that you may ponder
[2:219]

Aslaamalaycum

Jazakallah for that brother. I have never tried this, it all did sound a bit fishy to me, I will pass on this to other people.

Jazakallah again

Walaycumsalaam

[sufisticated]

Jazakallah for that brother. I have never tried this, it all did sound a bit fishy to me, I will pass on this to other people.

Jazakallah again

[leo28]

no. are these people medically trained?

i work in the health profession, and i can safely say that although it may be beneficial, there are millions of other remedies out there which does not justify one resorting to wine.

from my experience, time and natural remedies are the best healers for those symptoms in the vast majority of cases.

Exactly.