assalamualikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu immam of our local masjid who is deobandi mufti says selling of alcahol is permissible in uk is he right. jazakumullahi khair
Answer
(Fatwa: 1178/151=B/1429)
Dealing in alcohol is unlawful for a Muslim whether he lives in an Islamic country or in non-Islamic country:
وبطل بيع مال غير متقوم كخمر و خنزير (الشامي)
We do not have the copy of the fatwa of the said Mufti; so we are sorry to have a say in the matter.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband