Selling sleeping pills
Question
There are many patients who suffer from insomnia. They need sleeping pills to get sleep. Is it allowed to sell sleeping pills via an online pharmacy?
Answer
If there is no other cure for this, it does not have any side effects and the ingredients are not incorrect then it is permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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