The ruling on using perfumes containing alcohol
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is established that perfumes contain khamr (intoxicants), is it permissible to use them?
Answer:
No, if it is established that they contain khamr, then it is not permissible to use them, because if the large amount of it intoxicates, then the small amount is haram (forbidden), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1865Hasan (Darussalam) So if the large amount of these perfumes intoxicates, then the small amount of it is haram. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is established that perfumes contain khamr (intoxicants), is it permissible to use them?
Answer:
No, if it is established that they contain khamr, then it is not permissible to use them, because if the large amount of it intoxicates, then the small amount is haram (forbidden), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whatever a lot of it intoxicates, a little of it is unlawful.
ما اسكر كثيره فقليله حرام
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب أحكام التخلي — islamhouse.com (1:12:28)
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