Intoxication on Purim

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Question

Someone who wishes to become intoxicated on Purim to the point of complete irrationality, does he fulfill the mitzvah according to some authorities, or is it forbidden by Halacha to bring oneself to complete intoxication?

Answer

Shalom Rav

According to the Shulchan Aruch, one should drink until he cannot distinguish between cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai, and this is to be understood literally. Thus, he fulfills the core mitzvah.

However, according to the ruling of the Rema, one should drink and sleep, and in this there is no mitzvah, and therefore it is forbidden.

Source

Our teacher Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita.

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