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Is it permissible to sell alcohol or drugs in European countries (to Europeans only) with the intention of weakening them, following the verse: "So transgress against him with the like of what he has transgressed against you," while ensuring they do not reach Muslims?

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Selling drugs and alcohol to disbelievers and others is forbidden, and their price is unlawful. The intention of a Muslim in selling them is irrelevant; thus, he is not permitted to be a drug or alcohol dealer, no matter what his objective. If a Muslim enters non-Muslim countries through official channels, he has given them a pledge not to deceive them, harm them, or take their money unlawfully. The jurists have reached a consensus that "If a Muslim enters the land of war with a guarantee of safety or a truce, it is forbidden for him to expose himself to anything of their blood, wealth, or chastity; for Muslims are bound by their conditions."

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