Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I’ve been told that when talking about alcohol in the islamic context (khamr) we chemically only refer to “ethanol”. Can we limit all rulings pertaining to khamr, like impurity, to ethanol (and substances with a similiar effect) only, according to the Shāfi’ī school? Does it matter how … Continue reading Does Alcohol Only Refer to Ethanol? (Shafi’i)