Perfume/ body sprays during namaz(salat) MUSLIMS I NEED YOUR HELP?

Question

Salaam

I want to become a better muslim and perform salat (namaz) everyday to keep myself from the dreadful evil fires of h**l. I know alcohol is haraam that's why i do not wear nail polish. But I do wear perfumes and body sprays. I wear it all over my arms my necks and my clothes. The perfume/spray contains alcohol too: alcohol denat, fragnance etc.

if i wear it and perform salat will my salat be accepted?

IF I wear perfume/spray then perform wudu and then perform my salat is it acceptable?

If i perform wudu keep it all day long and put on a spray can i perform salat

May Allah Bless You

Allah Hafiz

Answer 1

not at all Haram,as perfumes,or medicine.Alcohol/drugs as Intoxicant is HARAM

The Arabic word used for intoxicant is ‘Khamr’ from the root word ‘Khamara’ which means ‘to cover’. Therefore anything that ‘covers’ the mind is prohibited. This includes such intoxicants like marijuana, heroin, cocaine, Hashish and alcohol, or anything that affects the mind.

Let us begin by confirming that God does in fact, consider alcohol an intoxicant. "And from the fruits of date palms and grapes you produce intoxicants..." 16:67

It may be helpful at the outset to examine the uses in the Quran of the word 'abomination' (and its derivatives), and other words mentioned in conjunction with it. This should highlight clearly what nuance God wishes to convey in all verses that contain these words intended to specify the limits.

"Do not marry the women who were previously married to your fathers —existing marriages are exempted and shall not be broken— for it is a gross offence, and an abominable act." 4:22

"...Also prohibited is dividing the meat through a game of chance; this is an abomination..." 5:3

"Do not eat from that upon which the name of God has not been mentioned, for it is an abomination..." 6:121

"Lot said to his people, 'You commit such an abomination; no one in the world has done it before! ... you practice s*x with the men, instead of the women. Indeed you are a transgressing people." 7:80-81

"...You shall avoid the abomination of idol worship, and avoid bearing false witness." 22:30

"O you who believe, you shall avoid any suspicion, for even a little bit of suspicion is sinful... ...this is as abominable as eating the flesh of your dead brother." 49:12

"They ask you about intoxicants and gambling: say, 'In them there is a gross sin, and some benefits for the people. But their sinfulness far outweighs their benefit.'" 2:219

"O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, and the games of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them, that you may succeed." 5:90

In all of the verses mentioned, it is clear that the words 'sin', 'gross sin', 'gross offence', 'do not', 'transgressing', 'avoid' and 'abomination' are all prohibiting a particular thing —material or otherwise.

Some have pointed out that 2:219 does not completely outlaw alcohol on the basis that the words “In them there is a gross sin” does not convey that intoxicants “are” a gross sin. They also argue that because we are told of their “benefit,” intoxicants - specifically alcohol - may be used for this purpose. On the contrary the verse does say that intoxicants themselves are sinful, and the claim for use of their benefits is nullified simultaneously: “But their sinfulness far outweighs their benefit.” The benefit the Quran mentions refers to medicine, and a simple example might be that of a cough syrup that contains alcohol. The use of such could be within the confines of the Quran for one suffering from a cough or similar ailment.

While this verse (2:219) alone is clear, the matter is more than settled in 5:90. However the supporters of the frail claim we have dismissed thus far already, have tried to extend their argument in 5:90 by asserting that the words “you shall avoid” do not convey a strong sense of prohibition. They also assert that because the words “do not [consume]” or “[are] prohibited” are not present in either 2:219 or 5:90, a direct ban on consumption has not been issued.

With reference to all the verses already cited above (excluding 2:219 & 5:90); If something is described directly as “prohibited” and as an “abomination” in one verse, then we must assume that something else that is described only as an “abomination” elsewhere is also prohibited. Yet, we do not even need to assume! Please read on;

At first glance the words “do not” might seem to convey a stronger sense of prohibition and directness than “avoid”. One might reason then, that if God wanted to strongly prohibit alcohol consumption He would have used the words “do not”.

However, upon closer assessment one will see that “avoid” is actually the stronger commandment. Here's a brief analogy to highlight why.

Let us take a fictitious commandment concerning fire, prohibiting our engagement with it;

"Do not touch fire."

This implies that if we come into proximity with fire, we are not to touch it. But, if the commandment read:  "You shall avoid fire."

This would imply that not only are we not to touch it, but we are not even to go anywhere near it.

Now, let's look directly at the Quran for evidence that this analogy is correct;

Idolatry is the only unforgivable sin (conditionally!). We must assume then, that this is the worst offence. We would therefore expect that God would tell us very clearly that we are not to do it. God chose in His Quran to say "you shall avoid [idolatry]". That is, not only are we not to do it, we should not go anywhere near the idea of committing idol worship;

"...You shall avoid the abomination of idol worship..." 22:30

Finally, the last piece of irrefutable evidence supporting the notion that alcohol (even a little bit) is an abomination and therefore prohibited is that God chose to mention the only unforgivable sin right along with it in the same verse!

"O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, and the games of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them, that you may succeed." 5:90

God has mercifully provided us with a myriad variety of delectable drinks; water, milk, fruit and vegetable juices, nectars and natural teas. Our minds and bodies have no need of alcohol and the dangers inherent in its consumption. Is alcohol consumption —in any amount— condoned in Islam? The answer is certainly and irrevocably, “No”, and the believers will cheerfully accept this without question (2:285, 5:7, 21:23).

Answer 2

salaam,

i really liked ur question and  and ur thoughts,   tht mean u want to be a good Muslim, u knw it is haram to drink alcohol, its nt haram to  use it in perfume, so  yes u can read namaz and perform wadu, nothing wrong in it,  but u got to keep eye on this pont that perfume should nt be used to attract the ppl, if  it is using wid this intention  perfume in itself is haram , hope u get  what i am trying to tell u.may Allah bless u

Answer 3

Wa alaikum salam my dear friend. Yes you can spray your body with perfume before namaz/salat everyday because it is suggested by Muhammad pbuh..You must do salat on time everyday. It is better.  if you wear perfume and body sprays .Alcohol is haram when we drink it.,but alcohol in the perfume is halal because it will not make us drunk .Another muslims will like you because you have good smell.Your salat will be accepted by Allah insya allah and do not worry about it Allah will bless you

Answer 4

Question:

Is the external use of perfumes and scents which contain a certain amount of alcohol permissible to clean wounds?

Answer:

The answer to this question requires clarification on two points:

Firstly: Is Khamr unclean, or not?

On this question, scholars have differed…most of them say that the alcohol is physically impure, meaning that if it is spilt on the clothing or the body, it must be purified. There are also among the scholars those who say that alcohol is not physically impure, because physical impurity is a legal ruling, which requires evidence, and there is no evidence of that. And if it is not confirmed by legal evidence that alcohol is impure, then fundamentally, it is pure. Some may say that the evidence is in the Book of Allaah, the Most High:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالأَنصَابُ وَالأَزْلاَمُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

"O you who believe! Khamr (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al­-Ansaab, and Al­-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are Rijs of Shaitaan's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful." [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:90]

And Rijs means filth, as Allaah, the Most High says:

قُل لاَّ أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوْحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَى طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلاَّ أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ بِهِ

"Say (O Muhammad): "I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allaah."" [Surah al-An'am 6:145]

That is, the above mentioned foods, the Maitah, pork or blood poured forth are all Rijs, meaning unclean. And the evidence that Rijs here means unclean is the saying of the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam) concerning the skin of the dead animal, that water purifies it, so his saying: “It purifies it” is a proof that it was unclean, and this is something well known to the scholars. But it may be said in reply to this that what is meant by Rijs here is spiritual unlceanness, not physical uncleanness, the of which is the Words of Allaah, the Most High:

رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ

"Rijs of Shaitaan's (Satan) handiwork." [Surah al-Ma'idah 5:90]

Additional evidence is the fact that gambling, Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam are not physically unclean, and the description (Rijs) here is all four: alcoholic drinks, gambling Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam… and if the description applies to all four of these things, then the ruling on all of them is the same.

Also, those who say that alcohol is not physically unclean have another proof from the Sunnah, which is that when the prohibition of alcoholic drinks was revealed, the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam) did not order the vessel to be washed clean of it. Likewise, the Companions emptied them out in the markets, and if it was unclean, they would not have emptied them out in the markets, because that would necessitate pollution being spread throughout them.

Secondly: Since it is clear that the Khamr is not physically unclean - and that is the most authoritative saying in my opinion – then alcohol is not physically impure, but spiritually impure, because the alcohol which inebriates is Khamr, according to the words of the Prohpet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam):

كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ خَمْرٌ

“Everything which inebriates is Khamr.”

And if it is Khamr, then its useas a beverage or a food , by being mixed with certain food to give flavour to it is clearly forbidden by the Book and agreement of the Scholars. But as for use for other things, such as cleansing bacteria and the like, it is a matter of opinion, and whoever avoids it is more prudent… but I cannot say that it is forbidden, though I do not use it myself, except when necessary, such as sterilising wounds and such likes.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen

Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2, p26-28, DARUSSALAM.

Answer 5

No, you are wrong, scholars say that alcohol is Haram when it makes us drunk, the alcohol in cleansers, perfume and spray is not Haram, good luck in your Namaz. Pray for us too.

Answer 6

alcohol is a natural byproduct of metabolism in your body. there is always a small amount of alcohol in your blood stream resulting from the foods u ate, that's why our livers are capable of digesting it. So no matter how much u try to avoid it, u will always have alcohol in your system.