How do we rule that alcoholic perfumes are khamr (intoxicants) when they are not among the things that intoxicate for the sake of pleasure?
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The questioner : ... The impurity of khamr (intoxicants); how did they include perfumes containing alcohol ... knowing that it is not khamr (intoxicants) by Shari'ah, nor is it khamr (intoxicants) by custom, and we defined it by Shari'ah as that which veils the mind and covers it for the sake of pleasure ... and also by custom, it is not called khamr (intoxicants)?
The Shaykh : But isn't it true that if a person drinks it, he becomes intoxicated?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... for the sake of pleasure ... that is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning is that it is for the sake of pleasure, not merely for the sake of unconsciousness.
The questioner : What I know is that they add some substances to it ... so this means it changes its taste ...
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I think, then he cited evidence; how do we bring this probable evidence which has no proof except from a distant angle, if it exists, and we have explicit proofs, yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, the dog is an exception. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 172 The statement by some scholars that the dog referred to is one whose keeping is not permissible is an error. Because if we understood it to refer to a dog whose keeping is not permissible, we would be applying the hadith to a rare thing that is prohibited by the Shari'ah, while leaving aside the common thing that is permissible by the Shari'ah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the impurity of domestic donkeys is not, for example, like the impurity in their licking or their sweat or the like, that it is merely impure, and also the hadith about the meat of domestic donkeys, but the dog is explicit; if it drinks and if it licks, it is explicit in the matter. Yes?
The questioner : ... The impurity of khamr (intoxicants); how did they include perfumes containing alcohol ... knowing that it is not khamr (intoxicants) by Shari'ah, nor is it khamr (intoxicants) by custom, and we defined it by Shari'ah as that which veils the mind and covers it for the sake of pleasure, and also by custom, it is not called khamr (intoxicants)?
The Shaykh : But isn't it true that if a person drinks it, he becomes intoxicated?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... for the sake of pleasure ... it just covers his mind, that is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning is that it is for the sake of pleasure, not merely for the sake of unconsciousness.
The questioner : What I know is that they add some substances to it ... so this means it changes its taste ...
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, those who say this say that it is haram (forbidden), selling it is haram (forbidden), and using it is haram (forbidden); they see it this way, they see that it is impure, and therefore people will face great hardship and difficulty. And Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida (may Allah have mercy on him) emphasized this matter and said: How do we forbid this which people consider a fragrance and use to perfume themselves, and no one considers it for drinking except a fool?
-O Allah, Lord of this complete call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You promised him- Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, okay, yes?
The questioner : ... The general rule is that water becomes impure ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What is the problem?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It means it did not appear except when he knew.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If he knows, there is no harm, because sometimes the smell never goes away, especially in the cloth; it does not go away, the skin may go away.
The questioner : It perfumes, for example ...
The Shaykh : What does it perfume?
The questioner : We perfume the cloth.
The Shaykh : ...
The Shaykh : But isn't it true that if a person drinks it, he becomes intoxicated?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... for the sake of pleasure ... that is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning is that it is for the sake of pleasure, not merely for the sake of unconsciousness.
The questioner : What I know is that they add some substances to it ... so this means it changes its taste ...
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I think, then he cited evidence; how do we bring this probable evidence which has no proof except from a distant angle, if it exists, and we have explicit proofs, yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, the dog is an exception. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you
إذا شرب الكلب في إناء أحدكمThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the impurity of domestic donkeys is not, for example, like the impurity in their licking or their sweat or the like, that it is merely impure, and also the hadith about the meat of domestic donkeys, but the dog is explicit; if it drinks and if it licks, it is explicit in the matter. Yes?
The questioner : ... The impurity of khamr (intoxicants); how did they include perfumes containing alcohol ... knowing that it is not khamr (intoxicants) by Shari'ah, nor is it khamr (intoxicants) by custom, and we defined it by Shari'ah as that which veils the mind and covers it for the sake of pleasure, and also by custom, it is not called khamr (intoxicants)?
The Shaykh : But isn't it true that if a person drinks it, he becomes intoxicated?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... for the sake of pleasure ... it just covers his mind, that is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning is that it is for the sake of pleasure, not merely for the sake of unconsciousness.
The questioner : What I know is that they add some substances to it ... so this means it changes its taste ...
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, those who say this say that it is haram (forbidden), selling it is haram (forbidden), and using it is haram (forbidden); they see it this way, they see that it is impure, and therefore people will face great hardship and difficulty. And Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida (may Allah have mercy on him) emphasized this matter and said: How do we forbid this which people consider a fragrance and use to perfume themselves, and no one considers it for drinking except a fool?
-O Allah, Lord of this complete call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You promised him- Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, okay, yes?
The questioner : ... The general rule is that water becomes impure ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What is the problem?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It means it did not appear except when he knew.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If he knows, there is no harm, because sometimes the smell never goes away, especially in the cloth; it does not go away, the skin may go away.
The questioner : It perfumes, for example ...
The Shaykh : What does it perfume?
The questioner : We perfume the cloth.
The Shaykh : ...