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Hadith #2115420

Wa'il Al-Hadrami narrated that Tariq bin Suwaid asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Khamr which he made only to be used as a medicine. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "It is not a medicine, it is a disease." Related by Muslim and Abu Dawud.

وَعَنْ وَائِلٍ اَلْحَضْرَمِيِّ; أَنَّ طَارِقَ بْنَ سُوَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا { سَأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَنْ اَلْخَمْرِ يَصْنَعُهَا لِلدَّوَاءِ? فَقَالَ:

إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِدَوَاءٍ, وَلَكِنَّهَا دَاءٌ

} أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ.‏ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَغَيْرُهُمَ ا [1]‏ .‏

References2 variants
Sunnah.com reference
Book 10, Hadith 51
Arabic/English book reference
Book 10, Hadith 1291
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