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layout: post
title: "Ruling on taking hypnotic drugs"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah, Fatwa no. 4276, Question 6"
hijri: Muharram 15, 1442
excerpt: Yes, it is permissible to use a hypnotic drug when needed with a medical prescription from a specialist.
date: 2020/09/3
category: [treatments,fatwas]
locale: en
lang: en
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Qa'ud
      url: /biography/qaud/
---

### Question:
Is it permissible to use a hypnotic drug (sleeping pills)? 

### Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to use a hypnotic drug when needed with a medical prescription from a specialist.

May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.