The perfumes currently in circulation, which are said to contain a percentage of alcohol: is it permissible to use them or not?
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Question:
The first question asks about the perfumes currently in circulation, which are said to contain a percentage of alcohol: is it permissible to use them or not? May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Answer:
As for perfumes and medical preparations, if they contain a percentage of alcohol, one must look into it. If these substances are intoxicating—meaning that a large amount of them causes intoxication, so that if a person drank a large amount, he would become intoxicated—then they are forbidden and impure, whether in small or large quantities. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1865Hasan (Darussalam), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3390Hasan (Darussalam). However, if these substances are not intoxicating, so that if a person drank them, they would not cause intoxication, then they are not forbidden, but it is better and more complete to avoid them as a precaution. Yes.
The first question asks about the perfumes currently in circulation, which are said to contain a percentage of alcohol: is it permissible to use them or not? May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Answer:
As for perfumes and medical preparations, if they contain a percentage of alcohol, one must look into it. If these substances are intoxicating—meaning that a large amount of them causes intoxication, so that if a person drank a large amount, he would become intoxicated—then they are forbidden and impure, whether in small or large quantities. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whatever a lot of it intoxicates, a little of it is unlawful.
ما أسكر كثيره فقليله حرامEvery intoxicant is Khamr (wine) and every Khamr is unlawful.
كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ خَمْرٌ وَكُلُّ خَمْرٍ حَرَامٌ،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، العطور المنتشرة حاليا، والتي يقال: إن فيها نسبة من الكحول، هل يجوز استخدامها أو لا؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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