Using alcohol based perfume and selling the same

Question 451

What is the ruling using alcohol based perfume ? If am possible to work that kind of shop ? That shop selling attar perfumes and some alcohol based spray also .

Answer :

Selling the alcohol based perfumes is not permitted. If the shop have both alcohol based perfumes and attar perfumes, then he can ask the owner that he will sell only non-alcohol perfumes. If he agrees he can work there otherwise he can look for another job.

Answered by : Shaykh Abu Bilal Al Hadhrami

Translated the summary of the answer by : AbdunNoor Al Hindi

Note : See the fatwa of permanent committee of scholars regarding prohibition of using the alcohol based perfumes :

http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/FatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=8428&PageNo=1&BookID=7

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