Fatwa #4379715 December 2019South Africa
Is 0% alcohol beer permissable?
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.
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[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