What is the ruling on a person in ihram using scented soap?
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Question:
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with the best reward for the Muslims. As for the first question of this morning, the questioner says: A man entered ihram from Abqaiq, and when he reached Makkah, he bathed with soap that had a scent. Then he performed 'Umrah. Is his 'Umrah valid or not? And what is obligatory upon him? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
His 'Umrah is valid, if Allah wills. As for his bathing with soap, we look at it: if the soap has a scent, a pleasant scent, then he should not use it. But he used it while ignorant. And the ignorant person is not held accountable; he is excused due to ignorance. As for if the soap has no scent, there is no harm; there is no harm if the person in ihram bathes, cleans himself, and uses cleansing items that do not have a pleasant scent. As for if it has a pleasant scent, the person in ihram avoids what has a pleasant scent. But this man did it while ignorant, and the ignorant person is not held accountable. However, he should not return to something like this.
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with the best reward for the Muslims. As for the first question of this morning, the questioner says: A man entered ihram from Abqaiq, and when he reached Makkah, he bathed with soap that had a scent. Then he performed 'Umrah. Is his 'Umrah valid or not? And what is obligatory upon him? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
His 'Umrah is valid, if Allah wills. As for his bathing with soap, we look at it: if the soap has a scent, a pleasant scent, then he should not use it. But he used it while ignorant. And the ignorant person is not held accountable; he is excused due to ignorance. As for if the soap has no scent, there is no harm; there is no harm if the person in ihram bathes, cleans himself, and uses cleansing items that do not have a pleasant scent. As for if it has a pleasant scent, the person in ihram avoids what has a pleasant scent. But this man did it while ignorant, and the ignorant person is not held accountable. However, he should not return to something like this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استعمال المُحرِم للصابون المعطر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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