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Topic: Alcoholic perfume

Posted By: Shaikh Umar
Subject: Alcoholic perfume
Date Posted: 30 August 2008 at 4:56am

I am new to dis forum. Can anyone advise me on perfumes.

As per my knowledge alcohol is haram for Muslims, but can we use alcoholic perfumes..?

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Posted By: Israfil
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 9:51pm

The consumption of alcohol is prohibited, but alcoholic based perfumes as I was told recently is not forbidden however it is not recommended nor encouraged. The weakest argument I've heard regarding the former is that alcohol based perfumes can lead the person in consuming alcohol which is not true. alcohol when touchibng the surface of our skin evaporates. It does not reach our blood stream nor are we intoxicated by its scent.

Posted By: Shaikh Umar
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 5:08am

great to get a reply from you. I am also not convinced with perfumes, Today there are so good Ittar, better thn perfumes taste. But I am finding a perfect reason/logic as per Quran / Hadees, Just to satisfy myself and to inform my brothers and sisters. It will be nice if you can help me in this.

Posted By: gumus
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 8:02am

According to one of Dr. Muzzamil Siddiqi's answer on this question he specified that denatured alcohol is permissable. It's different from the alcohols in wine/liquers.

Even Listerine antiseptic mouthwash is permissable as it's denatured.

One of the ladies at the cosmetic counter told me that all ointments/lotions/mosturizers contain alcohol as a preservative.

We even use rubbing alcohol for wounds and scratches on our skin.

I think we concentrate too much on petty stuff and make our life difficult.