perfume with alcohol

Question:

Can a Muslim use perfume containing alcohol, as it is very hard to find perfumes not containing alcohol.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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If the alcohol in the perfume is made from grapes or dates, it will not be permissible to use the perfume. Such a perfume is considered impure in the Shariah.

If the alcohol in the perfume is made from something other than grapes and dates then there is a leeway to use such a perfume, although it will be better to abstain from using it. Generally, most perfumes have this second type of alcohol.

وبهذا يتبين حكم الكحول المسكرة التى عمت بها البلوى اليوم ، فإنها تستعمل فى كثير من الأدوية والعطور ، والمركبات الأخرى ، فإنها إن اتخذت من العنب أو التمر فلا سبيل إلى حلتها أو طهارتها ، وإن اتخذت من غيرهما فالأمر فيها سهل على مذهب أبى حنيفة رحمه الله تعالى ، ولا يحرم استعمالها للتداوى أو لأغراض مباحة أخرى ما لم تبلغ حد الإسكار ، لأنها إنما تستعمل مركبة مع المواد الأخرى ، ولا يحكم بنجاستها أخذا بقول أبى حنيفة رحمه الله . وإن معظم الكحول التى تستعمل اليوم فى الأدوية والعطور وغيرها لا تتخذ من العنب أو التمر ، إنما تتخذ من الحبوب أو القشور أو البترول وغيره ، كما ذكرنا فى باب بيع الخمر من كتاب البيوع ، وحينئذ هناك فسحة فى الأخذ بقول أبى حنيفة عند عموم البلوى ، والله سبحانة أعلم

( تكملة فتح الملهم: 3/608 )

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
7/9/2011
Darul Ifta Australia
www.mufti-online.net

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