Editing Islamic dietary laws (section)

====Intoxicants====
[[File:Sign on a refrigerator in Malaysia notifying that sales of beer are for non-Muslim customers only.jpg|thumb|Sign on a refrigerator in a convenience store in [[Malaysia]] notifying that sales of beer are for non-Muslim customers only]]
{{Main|Khamr}}{{anchor|Alcohol}}
[[Alcoholic drinks]] are generally prohibited under Islamic thought,<ref name="Tillier 1–64">{{Cite journal |last1=Tillier |first1=Mathieu |last2=Vanthieghem |first2=Naïm |date=2022-09-02 |title=Des amphores rouges et des jarres vertes: Considérations sur la production et la consommation de boissons fermentées aux deux premiers siècles de l'hégire |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/ils/30/1-2/article-p1_001.xml |journal=Islamic Law and Society |volume=30 |issue=1–2 |pages=1–64 |doi=10.1163/15685195-bja10025 |s2cid=252084558 |issn=0928-9380}}</ref> with the [[Quran]] including several verses that admonish the consumption of ''[[khamr]]'', an Arabic term meaning intoxicants that is interpreted to include most forms of alcohol and [[psychoactive drugs]]:
{{Blockquote|They question you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both is great sin, and (some) utility for men; but the sin of them is greater than their usefulness. And they ask you what they should to spend. Say: that which is superfluous. Thus God makes plain to you (His) revelations, that you may reflect. (Al-Quran 2:219)}}
{{Blockquote| O you who believe! Draw not near unto prayer when you are drunken, till you know that which you say, nor when you are polluted, save when journeying upon the road, till you have bathed. And if you are ill, or on a journey, or you have touched women, and you cannot find water, then go to clean soil and rub your faces and your hands (therewith). Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning, Forgiving. ([[Quran 4:43]])}}
{{Blockquote|O you who believe! Intoxicants and games of chance and idols and [[divining arrows]] are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. (Al-Quran 5:90)}}

There is some debate about whether the prohibition extends to dishes in which the alcohol would be cooked off, or if it would be practically impossible to consume enough of the food to become intoxicated, but it is generally accepted that the inclusion of any alcohol should be avoided and alternatives used.<ref name="Tillier 1–64"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Granleese |first=Bob |date=2019-05-31 |title=As a Muslim, I can't cook with alcohol – what can I use instead? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/may/31/muslim-alcohol-cooking-substitiutes-halal-kitchen-aide |access-date=2023-05-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alcohol in Cooking {{!}} ISA Halal |url=https://www.isahalal.com/news-events/blog/cooking-alcohol-halal |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Islamic Services of America |language=en}}</ref>

Substances that contain intoxicants but are not consumed are not prohibited as such. For example, alcohol can be used as a disinfectant or for cleaning.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands/resource-area/nhs-resources/faqs-for-coordinators/faqs-alcohol-handrub/#4 |title=UK NHS National Patient Safety Agency: Alcohol handrub |access-date=2013-05-22 |archive-date=2017-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506055912/http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands/resource-area/nhs-resources/faqs-for-coordinators/faqs-alcohol-handrub/#4 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241597906_eng.pdf|title=World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care}}</ref>

The [[Alevi Islam|Alevi]] Muslims of Turkey permit alcohol, unlike many other denominations.<ref>[http://euobserver.com/news/27323 Turkey's Alevi Muslims look to EU for protection from intolerance].</ref> The [[Zaidiyyah|Zaidi]] and [[Mu'tazili|Mutazili]] sects believe that the use of alcohol has always been forbidden and refer to the [[Qur'an]] Ayah (4:43) as feeling of sleepiness and not to be awake.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}