Is it permissible for a man to use women's perfumes?
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The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, regarding the use of women's perfume, is the ruling prohibition or dislike, especially spray perfume?
The Shaykh : Who is using it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You say women's perfume; who is using it?
The questioner : For example, a man.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A man uses women's perfume; is the ruling prohibition or dislike?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by women's perfume? Because in language, women's perfume is what has color but no scent. So what do you mean by women's perfume?
The questioner : The perfume that is always in the markets in the form of a bottle, meaning it is used when you go to the shop, and they say this is perfume for women and for men, meaning it is normal.
The Shaykh : If it is a perfume with a scent, it is permissible for women and men, with one condition for everyone, which is that it must not contain alcohol. The second condition for women is that they should not perfume themselves with it when they leave their homes. Yes, my Shaykh, just like that.
The questioner : What is meant by alcohol? I mean, for example, 80 percent, 60 percent, or how?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the percentage of alcohol is high such that the sinful addicts of intoxicants, if they do not find intoxicants in the market, turn these perfumes into intoxicants because they contain alcohol that intoxicates them. But if the percentage is low, the opposite of that, by the amount of fifteen, it does not harm.
The Shaykh : Who is using it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You say women's perfume; who is using it?
The questioner : For example, a man.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A man uses women's perfume; is the ruling prohibition or dislike?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by women's perfume? Because in language, women's perfume is what has color but no scent. So what do you mean by women's perfume?
The questioner : The perfume that is always in the markets in the form of a bottle, meaning it is used when you go to the shop, and they say this is perfume for women and for men, meaning it is normal.
The Shaykh : If it is a perfume with a scent, it is permissible for women and men, with one condition for everyone, which is that it must not contain alcohol. The second condition for women is that they should not perfume themselves with it when they leave their homes. Yes, my Shaykh, just like that.
The questioner : What is meant by alcohol? I mean, for example, 80 percent, 60 percent, or how?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the percentage of alcohol is high such that the sinful addicts of intoxicants, if they do not find intoxicants in the market, turn these perfumes into intoxicants because they contain alcohol that intoxicates them. But if the percentage is low, the opposite of that, by the amount of fifteen, it does not harm.
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