What is the ruling on using anything with a pleasant scent for a person in ihram?
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Question:
What is the criterion for what a person in ihram must avoid regarding pleasant scents? Is it limited to perfumes only, or does it include everything with a scent, such as beverages and medical preparations, as well as shaking hands with others who have the scent of perfume on them?
Answer:
It includes everything that has a pleasant scent. Anything with a pleasant scent, whether food or drink, he must avoid. He must also avoid cleaning agents if they have a pleasant scent. However, shaking hands with someone who has a pleasant scent on them does no harm. This does no harm because he did not intend to use the scent, but only intended to greet them. Yes.
What is the criterion for what a person in ihram must avoid regarding pleasant scents? Is it limited to perfumes only, or does it include everything with a scent, such as beverages and medical preparations, as well as shaking hands with others who have the scent of perfume on them?
Answer:
It includes everything that has a pleasant scent. Anything with a pleasant scent, whether food or drink, he must avoid. He must also avoid cleaning agents if they have a pleasant scent. However, shaking hands with someone who has a pleasant scent on them does no harm. This does no harm because he did not intend to use the scent, but only intended to greet them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو حكم استعمال أي شيء ذو رائحة طيبة بالنسبة للمحرم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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