The Use of Perfumes Containing Alcohol
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on using perfumes that have been confirmed to contain alcohol?
Answer:
It is not permissible. If it is confirmed that it contains alcohol, alcohol is intoxicants, and intoxicants are ritually impure. Allah said, "So avoid them." He said this regarding intoxicants: "So avoid them." So how can you perfume yourself with it? Allah says, "Avoid them." If it is confirmed, that is the case. As for mere rumors, no ruling is based on them. The default is permissibility, unless it is confirmed that it contains intoxicants. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on using perfumes that have been confirmed to contain alcohol?
Answer:
It is not permissible. If it is confirmed that it contains alcohol, alcohol is intoxicants, and intoxicants are ritually impure. Allah said, "So avoid them." He said this regarding intoxicants: "So avoid them." So how can you perfume yourself with it? Allah says, "Avoid them." If it is confirmed, that is the case. As for mere rumors, no ruling is based on them. The default is permissibility, unless it is confirmed that it contains intoxicants. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب المريض — islamhouse.com (58:05)
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