Fatwa ID: 07682

Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

What would be the ruling if someone uses scented soap on both hands and feet in ihram?

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Wa Alaikumus Salaam WRWB

The use of scented soap while in Ihrām is not permissible. If a person does use it, then it would be mandatory for them to pay the amount of Sadaqatul Fitr as a means of expiating for the sin incurred when it is only used on a part of a limb.

However, as you have inquired about using it over four limbs (i.e., both hands and feet) them Damm will be due. A sheep or goat would need to be sacrificed within the Haram to expiate for the mistake. [Radd ul-Muhtār: vol. 2, pg. 547] [1]

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1]وفي المنتقى: هشام عن محمد رحمه الله: إذا غسل المحرم يده بأشنان فيه طيب، فإن كان إذا نظروا إليه قالوا: هذا أشنان ففيه الصدقة، وإن قالوا: هو طيب فعليه الدم، كذا في المحيط البرهاني