Can we use deodorant or cream or body lotions which contains benzyl alcohol during prayers or after prayers?
Question
1.Can a woman do hair straightening treatment as per shariah.?
2. Can we use deodrant or cream or body lotions which contains benzyl alcohol during prayers or after prayers? It is stated in the bottles that it is free from alcohol.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1) Explain to us what the hair treatment entails for us to advise you. [1]
2) Benzyl alcohol used in cosmetics, lotions etc. is permissible.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Arshad Ali
Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
http://www.daruliftaa.net/
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
If the treatment entails unnecessary cutting of the hair, it would not be permissible.
[1] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (6/ 407)
وَفِيهِ: قَطَعَتْ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهَا أَثِمَتْ وَلُعِنَتْ زَادَ فِي الْبَزَّازِيَّةِ وَإِنْ بِإِذْنِ الزَّوْجِ لِأَنَّهُ لَا طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ
[2] http://www.sanha.co.za/a/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=356&Itemid=261
- Answered by
- Arshad Ali
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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