Drinking Beer

Question

Question: Is drinking beer haram or not? Actually, what is meant is a place where the temperature is above 60 degrees centigrade, and the person who is employed in such a place is a native of Kashmir; naturally he will feel the heat. So is it permissible for such a person to drink beer or not?

Answer

If beer is something intoxicating, then consuming it is prohibited.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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