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Alcohol in Medicines
By Mufti Ebrahim Desai
| Q.) Is it permissible to use alcohol based medicine if it eases pain? My
mother-in-law suffers from arthritis of the back and does not like taking tablets as these
have side affects, but the gel that she has been prescribed by the doctor has alcohol in
it. The gel eases a lot of the pain which helps when she in praying her
salat. Usually she has to pray most of her salat sitting down. |
A.) Since it is a Gel, we assume that it is for external use only. It is
permissible to use alcohol based medicine for external use. And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.
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