The Ruling on Perfumes Containing Alcohol

Question:
The questioner says: We have heard that perfumes containing impure alcohol are ritually impure. How can they be ritually impure when they evaporate immediately after being applied?

Answer:
What we know is that the perfume called cologne, as mentioned by al-Atib, contains a great deal of spirit and is intoxicating. Any perfume that contains something intoxicating is forbidden to use. The majority of scholars hold that it is ritually impure, for the majority of scholars hold that whatever intoxicates is ritually impure. Therefore, it should not be used, even for the sake of fragrance. One should seek out a perfume that does not contain intoxicants. Some scholars hold that it is not ritually impure, but it is forbidden. One should avoid its intoxicating effect, if Allah wills. They call this... It should not be purchased or used, because it has been established for us that it is intoxicating. It is obligatory to leave it and not use it. Some young people who are lax drink it and become intoxicated.