A person drinks water claiming it is alcohol (with the intention of drinking alcohol). Is this sinful? Is his action forbidden?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
Although the act itself is not religiously forbidden, the person who does it deserves a specific type of punishment due to their bad intention.
Source: Special Inquiry.
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
It is forbidden because it resembles the actions of the immoral and sinful, and it shows audacity towards God Almighty.
Source: Oral communication with the office of His Eminence Sistani in Lebanon.
May you be successful in all good.