External use of wine as medicine

Question

Question: Is it permissible to rub wine on the body or not? Many people relate from their own experience that using it removes the pain of a bruise and the like.

Answer

Rubbing with wine is not permissible; for the pain of a bruise there are other medicines that are also tried and tested.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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