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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on using sandalwood scented with cologne

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He also asks and says: There is sandalwood scented with cologne, and we burn it, which produces smoke with a pleasant smell. Is this smoke considered ritually impure? And if the garment is incensed with this incense, is it permissible to pray in it?
Answer: One should avoid what is associated with cologne; because cologne is mixed with a type of intoxicant. The believer should stay away from all intoxicants. The spirit (alcohol) that is put in cologne is a known intoxicant. Intoxicants are ritually impure according to the majority, according to the majority of scholars they are ritually impure. Some of the Tabi'un held that they are not ritually impure, but it is obligatory to destroy them, remove them, and put an end to them. You should leave off this smoking that contains a part of the cologne, as it is more cautious for you and further from evil. In smoking with the fragrances of good sandalwood, agarwood, and others, there is sufficient reason to avoid mixing with cologne. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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