Question
A certain doctor prescribes goat/ sheep droppings to be boiled and the water drunk as a cure for some ailments. Is this permissible? Also, is it permissible to boil the green dagga plant and drink the water. It is said that it is a cure for Asthma.
Answer
It is not permissible to prepare medicine with filth and haraam substances. The doctor should desist from his filthy potion. It is permissible to prepare medicine from any plant, including the dagga plant. Whilst it is haraam to smoke dagga, it is permissible to use the plant for medicine on condition that it does not intoxicate.
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 09
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