What is the ruling on sugar substitutes: monkfruit sweetener and erythritol?
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Sugar alcohols are unrelated to intoxicating alcohol; therefore, they are not forbidden by Islamic law, as it has been established that they are not harmful to health, and the basic principle regarding things is permissibility.
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