Scented Soap: Is It Permissible for One in Ihram to Use It?
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The questioner : There is a type of Lux soap that has a pleasant scent. Is it permissible to use it?
The Shaykh : What do you say about this? There is a type of soap that has a scent, but is this a perfume? Do people use it to perfume themselves, or is it just a nice smell, like the scent of mint or bitter orange, or something similar?
The questioner : Some of it is perfume.
The Shaykh : Some of it is perfume, you mean?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In any case, the ruling revolves around its cause. If it contains perfume and is used and chosen for the perfume it contains, then it is perfume and must not be used.
The Shaykh : What do you say about this? There is a type of soap that has a scent, but is this a perfume? Do people use it to perfume themselves, or is it just a nice smell, like the scent of mint or bitter orange, or something similar?
The questioner : Some of it is perfume.
The Shaykh : Some of it is perfume, you mean?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In any case, the ruling revolves around its cause. If it contains perfume and is used and chosen for the perfume it contains, then it is perfume and must not be used.