The Use of Perfumes Containing Alcohol
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is established that perfumes contain khamr (intoxicants), is it permissible to use them?
Answer:
No, if it is established that they contain khamr (intoxicants), then it is not permissible to use them, because if the large amount of it intoxicates, then the small amount is haram (forbidden), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1865Hasan (Darussalam). So if the large amount of this perfume intoxicates, then the small amount of it is haram (forbidden).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is established that perfumes contain khamr (intoxicants), is it permissible to use them?
Answer:
No, if it is established that they contain khamr (intoxicants), then it is not permissible to use them, because if the large amount of it intoxicates, then the small amount is haram (forbidden), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whatever a lot of it intoxicates, a little of it is unlawful.
ما أسكر كثيره فقليله حرام
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [9] — alfawzan.live (1:18:47)
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