What is the ruling on praying in a garment perfumed with a fragrance containing alcohol?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh
The Shaykh : No, Your Eminence, the Shaykh, with the accusative case.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Your Eminence, may Allah reward you for the Muslims. Some perfumes, or rather, perfumes have become very common these days, and perhaps most of them are not free from alcohol. What is the ruling if a man or a woman perfumes himself with one of them and performs the prayer in the state I described, especially since agarwood is expensive and many people cannot afford it?
The Shaykh : The prayer, I mean the prayer of one who perfumes himself with these fragrances, is valid in all cases, and there is no issue with it. This is because these fragrances are not impure, because pure alcohol is not impure. This is because khamr (intoxicants) is not impure in a tangible sense that requires purification. I believe we have answered this question with a detailed response supported by evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Evidence of its purity and evidence of the negation of its impurity, based on the presumption of original permissibility and the fact that there is no evidence of its impurity. If the questioner wants the details and its evidence, let him refer to the recorded tapes.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh
The Shaykh : No, Your Eminence, the Shaykh, with the accusative case.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Your Eminence, may Allah reward you for the Muslims. Some perfumes, or rather, perfumes have become very common these days, and perhaps most of them are not free from alcohol. What is the ruling if a man or a woman perfumes himself with one of them and performs the prayer in the state I described, especially since agarwood is expensive and many people cannot afford it?
The Shaykh : The prayer, I mean the prayer of one who perfumes himself with these fragrances, is valid in all cases, and there is no issue with it. This is because these fragrances are not impure, because pure alcohol is not impure. This is because khamr (intoxicants) is not impure in a tangible sense that requires purification. I believe we have answered this question with a detailed response supported by evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Evidence of its purity and evidence of the negation of its impurity, based on the presumption of original permissibility and the fact that there is no evidence of its impurity. If the questioner wants the details and its evidence, let him refer to the recorded tapes.