Using medication that contains alcohol

Q: I am a kidney patient. My kidney is damaged due to diabeties: I started cure with homeopathy medicine. In medicine they use alcohol as a medicine ingredient, please guide me whether I can use this medicine or not.

A: If there is no halaal alternative, it is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)