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The ruling on praying in a garment containing oil that includes alcohol and pig fat

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Question : He says that he works in repairing devices, some of which operate with oils containing alcohol, and others with a substance that contains some pig fat. The question is whether it is permissible to pray in work clothes that get stained with these substances or not?

Answer : Yes. First, it must be known that alcohol, even if it is one hundred percent, is not ritually impure. Therefore, it is permissible for a person to pray in a garment stained with alcohol, and there is no blame on him. This is because there is nothing in the Sunnah or the Qur'an indicating that khamr (intoxicants) is ritually impure. Rather, the Sunnah indicates that khamr is pure in its essence, even though it is impure in its path and effect, but it is pure in its essence. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a wineskin. Do you know what a wineskin is? It is like a large bag. So, he offered it as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been made forbidden," in order to convince the man to take back his gift. Otherwise, it was the custom of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), due to his good character, not to return a gift. He said, "If a foreleg or a hindleg were offered to me, I would accept it." But when he returned this wineskin, he said, "It has been made forbidden." So, one of the Companions spoke to him in secret. He spoke to the owner of the wineskin and said to him, "Sell it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What did you whisper to him?" Meaning, what did you say to him in secret? He said, "I said, 'Sell it, O Messenger of Allah.'" He said, "When Allah forbids something, He forbids its price." So, he could not sell it. Then, he opened the mouth of the wineskin and poured out the wine in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If it had been ritually impure, he would not have poured it out in the presence of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not tell him to wash the wineskin. If the wine had been ritually impure, he would have ordered him to wash the wineskin. So, I say to this person who works with these oils or substances: alcohol is not ritually impure, so pray in your garment even if it is stained with it. As for the oils he says contain some pig fat, two things are necessary. The first is that we verify this by reading the label that lists what these oils are made of, to see if they contain a percentage of pig fat. The second is that the percentage has an effect on the substance. If it has no effect, it is not considered. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[128 من 200] حكم الصلاة بثوب فيه زيت يحتوي على كحول وشحم خنزير - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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