What is the ruling on using cologne and its effect on wudu'?
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Question:
Cologne...?
Answer:
One should not use cologne; because it contains... an intoxicant.
Q: Is it a substantive impurity?
A: The point is that it is prohibited; because it contains an intoxicant, and the majority consider it impure. The majority of scholars say: every intoxicant is impure.
Q: Must it be washed off before wudu'?
A: If he washes it off as a precaution, that is good, but he should not use it in the first place. It is not permissible to use it in the first place.
Cologne...?
Answer:
One should not use cologne; because it contains... an intoxicant.
Q: Is it a substantive impurity?
A: The point is that it is prohibited; because it contains an intoxicant, and the majority consider it impure. The majority of scholars say: every intoxicant is impure.
Q: Must it be washed off before wudu'?
A: If he washes it off as a precaution, that is good, but he should not use it in the first place. It is not permissible to use it in the first place.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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