Is it permissible to use mouthwash (Listerine) if the alcoholic substance it contains is not intoxicating?
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If the alcoholic substance in the mouthwash is not intoxicating and does no harm, then it is permissible to use it, because the prohibition is specific to intoxicants, and whatever intoxicates in large quantities is unlawful in small quantities.
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