What is the ruling on perfumes that contain a percentage of alcohol?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Do Western perfumes in general, which contain a percentage of alcohol, make the garment or the body ritually impure? And is it permissible to pray if a person applies them?

Answer:
The default ruling for perfumes is that they are lawful and pure; the default is that they are lawful and pure. Unless it is established that they contain some alcohol, which is khamr (intoxicants). If one is certain and knows that they contain some alcohol, it is not permissible to use them. If one is certain of this, verifies it, and it is established that they contain alcohol, it is not permissible to use them, because khamr (intoxicants) is not permissible to use, and it is also ritually impure, making garments and the body ritually impure. So it is not permissible to use what contains khamr (intoxicants) if this is established and verified. As for mere rumors and mere doubts, no ruling is based on them, and the default is lawfulness and the default is purity.