The ruling on applying alcoholic scents to clothing
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Question:
May Allah forgive you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on applying alcoholic scents to clothing, and are they actually among the impurities?
Answer:
If it is established that it is alcoholic and intoxicating, it is ritually impure, because intoxicants are ritually impure. So if it is established that these perfumes or these alcohols, if a person drinks them, would intoxicate him, then they are forbidden, whether in small or large quantities. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1865Hasan (Darussalam) Therefore, it is not permissible to use them; rather, it is obligatory to destroy them. Intoxicants—intoxicants are obligatory to be destroyed and not kept, because they are an abomination from the work of Satan. As for if it does not intoxicate, there is no harm in using it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah forgive you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on applying alcoholic scents to clothing, and are they actually among the impurities?
Answer:
If it is established that it is alcoholic and intoxicating, it is ritually impure, because intoxicants are ritually impure. So if it is established that these perfumes or these alcohols, if a person drinks them, would intoxicate him, then they are forbidden, whether in small or large quantities. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whatever a lot of it intoxicates, a little of it is unlawful.
ما اسكر كثيره فقليله حرامThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 26 — archive.org (1:00:25)
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