Fatwa: # 19638
Category: Misc. Fiqh
Country: South Africa
Date: 12th December 2011

Title

Can a person use perfumes with alcohol?

Question

Can a person use perfumes with alcohol?

Answer

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

 

As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

 

In principle, it will not be permissible to apply/use perfumes that contain alcohol which are produced from grapes or dates.[1]

 

Nowadays, majority of perfumes contain alcohol produced from other substances other than grapes or dates. Therefore, it will be permissible to use such perfumes.[2]

 

And Allah knows best.

 

Ismail Desai,

Durban, South Africa

Student Darul Iftaa

 

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

daruliftaa.net

 

 


1 حكم الكحول المسكرة فانها ان اتخذت من العنب او التمر فلا سبيل الي حلتها او طهارتها و ان اتخذت من غيرهما فالامر فيه سهل علي مذهب ابي حنيفة.   

تكملة فتح الملهم.608/3.

محمود الفتاوي.362-364/1.مكتبة انور.

فتاوي محمودية.58 /28.مكتبة محمودية.

 

  2

و ان معظم الكحول التي تستعمل اليوم في الادوية و العطور و غيرها لا تتخذ من العنب او التمرانما تتخذ من الحبوب او القشور او البترول و غيره كما ذكرنا في باب بيع الخمر من كتاب البيوع و حينءذ هناك فسحة في الاخذ بقول ابي حنيفة عند عموم البلوي.تكملة فتح الملهم.608/3.باب تحريم الخمر.دار العلوم كراتشي.

محمود الفتاوي لحضرت المفتي احمد الخانفوري.362-363/1.مكتبة انور.

فتاوي محمودية.60/28.مكتبة محمودية.

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