Perfumes Containing Alcohol
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some modern perfumes contain alcohol. Are they considered ritually impure? Knowing that the alcohol evaporates with the air and does not remain on the garment?
Answer:
The safest course is to avoid them if it is established that they contain alcohol; the safest course is to avoid them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some modern perfumes contain alcohol. Are they considered ritually impure? Knowing that the alcohol evaporates with the air and does not remain on the garment?
Answer:
The safest course is to avoid them if it is established that they contain alcohol; the safest course is to avoid them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:05:33)
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