Q: I wanted to purchase some oud. The person selling it had informed me that to speed up the process of making this oud they use a very little brandy (type of alcohol) in the oud. He also mentioned that the Ulama said it is permissble to use such oud.
Will it be permissble to use this oud? Will there be a difference in the maslah if the brandy is made from grapes or if the brandy is made from something besides grapes, for example it is made from wheat?
A: If you are referring to the alcohol being used to make the oudh perfume, then the sharee ruling is that if the alcohol that was used was from besides grapes and dates and there is no impure ingredient contained in it, then it is permissible to use the perfume for external purposes.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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