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Is it permissible to sell drugs to non-Muslims if that is the only way to preserve life, as is the case for the poor in Afghanistan?

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Drugs are forbidden by Islamic law due to their harm to the individual and society. Their trade is not permissible, even if it is claimed to be for the preservation of life. The assertion of a genuine necessity to sell them is a clear exaggeration, as permissible plants can be cultivated instead. Prophetic traditions and jurisprudential rules indicate the prohibition of selling anything whose consumption or utilization Allah has forbidden, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, when Allah forbids a people from eating something, He forbids them from its price." Scholars have unanimously agreed on the prohibition of selling alcohol to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and this ruling applies to drugs, as their harm is even greater. It has been authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he cursed alcohol, its drinker, its seller, and its buyer.

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