Is using bhang (intoxicating substance made from hemp leaves), opium, Taari

Question: What is the ruling of the learned Ulama-e-een and the !ufti"aan-e-#hara !ateen in this case: With the exception of $lcohol (#haraab), if
a person uses such small amounts of bhang (intoxicating substance made from hemp leaves), opium, Taari (intoxicating substance made %ith palm
&uice) and dagga etc' that he does not get intoxicated, then is he guilt" of haraam(
The $ns%er: $n intoxicant itself is haraam' To use intoxicants %hich depict those %ho use it to intoxicate themselves, even if it does not cause one to
be intoxicated, is sinful' $ctuall" the Ulama-e-)iraam have clarified that to even drin* %ater acting li*e a person %ho drin*s alcohol is also +araam'
+o%ever, if for medicinal purposes, opium, or bhang is used in a mixture %ith other things (medicinal ingredients) in such small concentrations that it
does not cause an" effect on the mind, it is allo%ed, but opium is something that one should avoid even in medicines as it is such a harmful substance
that it causes a hole in the stomach that cannot be satisfied %ithout opium, so %hether one li*es it or not one ta*es it' (In other %ords, it is a
dangerous substance that once addicted, it is difficult to leave) ,-./ 01234 5/6