Fatwa ID: 03918
Answered by: Alimah Sumeyye Sofu
Question
Drinking alcohol isn't permissible but in case it touches the body or clothing, how should it be cleaned up? Does it make a person impure?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Alcohol is impure and if it touches the clothes, it must be removed by washing thrice.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Alimah Sumeyye Sofu
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham