Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Ethanol in eye liner - Is this permissible?

· 4 Muharram 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 46012English

Question

Assalaaamu alaikum

In order to make eye liner or kajal at home. we need to use 10% of ethanol. Is that permissible??

Jazaak Allahu khairan

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible to use cosmetics that contain alcohol from grapes or date extracts. Such cosmetics are impure.

If the alcohol is derived from a source other than grapes and dates, then it will not be impure. However, one should rather prefer using cosmetics that are labelled as 'alcohol-free', especially when such cosmetics are easily available.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahmood Suliman

Student Darul Iftaa
Gaborone, Botswana

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Mahmood Suliman
Checked & approved by
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