Ruling on the use of cologne for the purpose of perfuming oneself

Question:
Regarding cologne and perfuming oneself with it, we received this message from the Noble Makkah, from its presenter Hissam Mahmoud Nour, in which he says: I hope you will be kind enough to inform me of the ruling on using perfumes mixed with alcohol, cologne, for the purpose of perfuming oneself, and thank you.

Answer:
This topic has been the subject of much research, and we have learned from doctors that this perfume is not free from alcohol; it may be in large quantities or small quantities. It may contain up to eighty percent, or twenty percent, or something in between. What we see is that it is not permissible to use this perfume because of the spirit (alcohol) in it, which is a known intoxicant. Most scholars have held that every intoxicant is khamr (intoxicants) and najas (ritually impure), so a believer should purify himself from it, stay away from it, and not use it, even if it contains perfume. This is what we see. We have written about this previously, years ago, in some local newspapers.
As advice to people not to use it, because of the known intoxicant in it: spirit (alcohol). Even if the one who possesses it does not want to get drunk, but only wants the perfume, in any case, it is not permissible to use it, even if its owner does not drink that perfume but only perfumes himself with it. Much evil has resulted from this perfume, and some young people used to drink it and get drunk from it.
So the conclusion is: it is not permissible to use it at all, because it contains this intoxicant, and because some people may use it as a drink, getting drunk, and incurring from it great harm that cannot be counted. The people of Islam should avoid it and not use it absolutely, because of the foul intoxicating substance in it. Yes.