Is cleaning utensils from which alcohol was drunk, with remnants of it still present, considered a violation of Sharia?
The prohibition of alcohol is established by the Quran, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus. It is an abomination from the work of Satan. Every intoxicant is khamr (wine/alcohol), and every khamr is forbidden. The prohibition is not limited to drinking it; rather, it includes everyone who assists in preparing for its consumption. This includes those who prepare, ready, and clean vessels for them to drink from. This is cooperation in sin and aggression, which Allah has forbidden, saying: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." Therefore, this work must be abandoned. "And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out and will provide for him from where he does not expect."
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