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Is it permissible to use CBD oil for medicinal reasons as alternate medications is not working?

Published as CBD oil for medicinal reasons

· 29 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to use CBD oil for medicinal reasons as alternate medications is not working? It is without the THC element, which is intoxicating.

Answer

As a last resort, if there is no alternate medication and to the extent that it will not create any type of intoxication, it will be permissible to use it.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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