Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the honourable scholars of Islam say about the following
matter: whilst in the state of Ihram, is it permissible to use scented wet
wipes? If a pilgrim in the state of Ihram wipes his hands with them, what will
the ruling be?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
The pilgrim
in Ihram must (wājib) undergo expiation (dam) if
s/he uses scented wet wipes on the hands.
The ruling
is detailed as: if the fragrance is a constituent of a tissue i.e. the tissue is wet with fragrance, and this wetness
touches the body, the ruling will be as same as that of the fragrance. i.e., if
the amount of the fragrance is small and hasn’t touched the entire body part, Sadaqah is Wajib for Muhrim.If the amount of fragrance is of a greater amount or
comes into contact with an entire body part, dam(دم) will
become necessary (wājib).
Applying
this to the question, as the pilgrim in Ihram has used scented wet wipes and
cleaned the entirety of a body part, in this case his hand, with them, dam(دم) is now necessary (wājib) upon him. The hand
is considered a complete body part, and fragrance coming into contact with the
entirety of such, shall cause dam to become wajib. If
it does not touch the entire body part, but the amount of fragrance imparted
from the tissue onto the body is of greater amount, dam shall also become
necessary.
Dam refers
to either male or female goat, ram, sheep, or 1/7th of a cow or camel. Such an
animal must be slaughtered within the grounds of Haram(حرم) for the expiation to be valid. The person performing this
expiation can neither consume the meat of the animal nor feed it to a wealthy person(i.e whose is not Shari’ Faqeer), as only the poor and needy have a right to it.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّم
Answered
By :
Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari
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