Is benzyl benzoate Ḥalāl and should hair products be checked for what they contain?
Question
Is benzyl benzoate a haraam substance ?also should hair products like heat protectors and hair sprays be checked for what they contain the way cosmetics are?
Answer
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
Benzyl benzoate is of plant origin. Its usage is permissible for external application as well as for consumption.
If one becomes aware of any impermissible ingredient in a product related to external application, one should not use such a product.[1]
And Allah Taʿālā Knows Best
Mahmood Patel
Student, Darul Iftaa
Azaadville, South Africa
Checked and Approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] قَالَ (وَيَتَوَضَّأُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ الْحَوْضِ الَّذِي يَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ قَذَرٌ، وَلَا يَسْتَيْقِنُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ) ؛ لِأَنَّ الْأَصْلَ فِي الْمَاءِ الطَّهَارَةُ فَعَلَيْهِ التَّمَسُّكُ بِهِ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ غَيْرُهُ، وَخَوْفُهُ بِنَاءً عَلَى الظَّنِّ، وَالظَّنُّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنْ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا، وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ؛ لِأَنَّ السُّؤَالَ لِلْحَاجَةِ عِنْدَ عَدَمِ الدَّلِيلِ، وَأَصْلُ الطَّهَارَةِ دَلِيلٌ مُطْلِقٌ لَهُ الِاسْتِعْمَالَ فَلَا حَاجَةَ إلَى السُّؤَالِ. (المبسوط للسرخسي (1/ 71))
وَيَجُوزُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ من الْحَوْضِ الذي يَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فيه قَذَرٌ وَلَا يَتَيَقَّنُ بِهِ وَلَيْسَ عليه أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عنه وَلَا يَدَعُ التَّوَضُّؤَ منه حتى يَتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّ فيه قَذَرًا لِلْأَثَرِ هَكَذَا في الْمُحِيطِ. (الفتاوى الهندية، دار الفكر (1/ 25))
فَلَا يُحْكَمُ بِنَجَاسَتِهَا قَبْلَ الْعِلْمِ بِحَقِيقَتِهَا. (حاشية ابن عابدين (1/ 330))
- Answered by
- Mahmood Patel
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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