What is the ruling on administering an intoxicant via enema (Ihtiqan)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Beverages (Intoxicants)
Primary text
The prescribed punishment (*hadd*) is not obligatory if an intoxicant is administered via enema. This is because it is neither drinking nor eating, and it has not reached the throat, thus resembling using it to treat a wound.
Supporting text
A narration from Ahmad states that the prescribed punishment is obligatory upon the one who administers an intoxicant via enema because it reaches the interior cavity of the body. However, the first opinion is superior due to the stated reasoning concerning passage to the throat.