The ruling on using perfumes containing alcohol
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Question:
This questioner asks about using Western perfumes, Honorable Shaykh, and these contain some alcohol.
Answer:
If it is established that they contain alcohol, then it is not permissible to use them, because using them is using alcohol, and alcohol is intoxicants, so it is not permissible to perfume oneself with intoxicants or pour them on clothes or garments, because Allah said regarding intoxicants, "so avoid them," and it is obligatory to destroy them. This is if it is established that they contain effective alcohol that causes intoxication. As for if it is not established and it is merely rumors, then no, the default is permissibility, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner asks about using Western perfumes, Honorable Shaykh, and these contain some alcohol.
Answer:
If it is established that they contain alcohol, then it is not permissible to use them, because using them is using alcohol, and alcohol is intoxicants, so it is not permissible to perfume oneself with intoxicants or pour them on clothes or garments, because Allah said regarding intoxicants, "so avoid them," and it is obligatory to destroy them. This is if it is established that they contain effective alcohol that causes intoxication. As for if it is not established and it is merely rumors, then no, the default is permissibility, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/280 — archive.org (12:06)
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