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alcohol???
Hijabi4eva
12/30/01 at 12:01:21
salam.....
is it ok to use creams w/alcohol in it???

wa-salam
Re: alcohol???
Mona
12/31/01 at 13:46:28
assalamu alaikum,
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Question:


Is it allowed to use beauty products (i.e body creams etc) that contain alcohol.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

It is safer not to use beauty products that contain alcohol, because of the difference of opinion as to whether intoxicating substances are naajis (impure) or not. If one is forced to use them and the amount of alcohol contained is very small, then it is OK, in sha Allaah.  



Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr (www.islam-qa.com)
Re: alcohol???
Sadiq
12/31/01 at 13:56:48
Assalaam Alaikum

I am not a scholar of Islam, but hopefully I can be of some help (Insha Allah).  From what I have learned alcohol is not permitted when used for intoxication.  I found this hadeeth and several others that basically said the same thing.

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 243:
Narrated Aisha:

The Prophet said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink).

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I could be right or wrong. So I looked around on the net for questions and answers similar to this but with various opinions. These also may help (Insha Allah). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Is it allowed to use beauty products (i.e body creams etc) that contain alcohol?

Praise be to Allaah.

It is safer not to use beauty products that contain alcohol, because of the difference of opinion as to whether intoxicating substances are naajis (impure) or not. If one is forced to use them and the amount of alcohol contained is very small, then it is OK, in sha Allaah.  

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr


and I found this...


Is it permissible to use medicine that contains as one of its ingredients alcohol? Is it permissible to use if it is being applied to the skin only?


Praise be to Allaah.

If the medicine containing alcohol is essentially an intoxicant, such that drinking a large amount of it would make one drunk, then it is haraam to take it or to give it, because the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whatever makes one drunk in large amounts, a little of it is haraam" (Reported by the four muhadditheen and others; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 5530). If it is not an intoxicant, then it is permitted to give it and to apply it to the skin, etc.

And Allaah knows best


and I found this...


Generally, glycerine is extracted from animal fat. If there is no adequate alternative, as a last resort, one may use glycerine or products which contain glycerine for external use only.

It is not permissible to use deodorants that contain alcohol from grapes or date extracts. Such perfumes are impure and Salaat with it is invalid. However, if the alcohol is synthetic, it is pure and permissible to use. Salaat without washing off such perfumes will be valid. Sometimes, it becomes difficult to differentiate between genuine and synthetic alcohol. Thus, to be on the safe side, one should rather prefer using deodorants and perfumes that are labelled as 'alcohol-free', especially when such perfumes are easily available. (Mufti M Saeed Motara; Azaadville)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.



But ultimately the decision will be left up to you.  There is no easy answer to your question.  This is one of those subjects that can both ways.  I recommed searching through books (most importantly the hadeeth and quran) for your answer, in order to make your final judgement. I hope that I have been of some help.

wa-salam



Re: alcohol???
Merimda
12/31/01 at 15:05:58
Salam,

Here are a couple more fatwas from Islam online

The first one is the ruling from Al Azhar and the second one is the opinion of Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi

http://www.islam-online.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=42862

http://www.islam-online.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=6897

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What is the Islamic ruling on perfumes that contain alcohol?
 
Name of Mufti: Al-Azhar House of Fatwa  
Content of Reply: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

In Islam, it is unanimously held that all things are supposed to be deemed pure, and that it is not necessary that all what is declared forbidden is considered impure. This is because impurity is a legal ruling that needs a separate evidence. For example, drugs and fatal poisons are forbidden, yet this by no means qualify them to be impure.

For this reason, some scholars including Rabee`ah, Al-Layth Ibn Sa`d, Al-Muzani (the companion of As-Shafi`i) and some other scholars hold that wine is pure regardless of its being unlawful, and that only drinking it is forbidden. However, the majority of Fuqahaa' (jurists) are of the view that wine is Najis (impure) and forbidden.

Thus, we conclude that all that is Najis is deemed forbidden, but not vice versa. This is because regarding something as Najis is to forbid any physical contact with it, whereas regarding something as Haraam is not necessarily to forbid any contact with it. To illustrate, wearing gold and silk is Haraam (for men), yet they are considered pure by the consensus of scholars and thus can be touched by men.

As far as perfumes containing alcohol is concerned, they consist of many ingredients like water, perfume, and alcohol that comprises the highest percentage. It is known that alcohol is produced from sugarcane by way of distillation. Thus, according to the juristic rule, which states that all things are presumed to be originally pure and that being prohibited does not render something Najis, perfumes that contain alcohol are pure, particularly if we bear in mind that they are used for cleaning and perfuming the body. Thus, it is permissible to use these perfumes and there is nothing wrong in that.

Allah Almighty knows best.

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I know drinking alcoholic beverages is Haram according to Islamic law. What about other uses of alcohol in the following categories: rubbing over an injury, cologne or perfumes that contain alcohol, toothpaste that contains alcohol and using any soap or any cleaning material that contains alcohol?
 
Name of Mufti: Muzammil Siddiqi  
Content of Reply: There are many types of alcohol, actually there are hundreds of members in alcohol family. Among them ethyl is the best known and it is this alcohol that is generally used in Alcoholic beverages. There are some types of alcohol that are denatured and are used in perfumes and other cleansing agents. The rubbing alcohol does not contain ethyl alcohol. It is dangerous for drinking and may cause blindness and death. The external use of such alcohol is not forbidden in Islam.

According to the Qur'an and Sunnah, it is Haram to drink alcohol or alcoholic beverages. Even a small amount of alcohol is Haram and it must be avoided. However, the jurists have differed on the Najasah (physical impurity) of alcohol. Some consider it Najas, meaning that if it touches the body and clothes then it must be washed. There are others who do not consider it Najas. There are many jurists who have allowed the use of rubbing alcohol and the use of perfumes that contain alcohol. As far as toothpaste or mouthwash that contain alcohol is concerned, it is better to avoid them, because they go inside the mouth.



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