itr

Q: I'm doing business of non alcoholic perfumes and Attars. The fragrances, which I sell come from a company in india (total hindus), keva fragrances. This company also uses synthetic animal derivatives such as civet oil, etc. in their perfume oils. They said, we can give halal declaration of any product, but did not show any halal certification. 

Secondly, this company is partly owned by blackstone, a giant company of USA, which deals in real estate, credit, equity, etc. involving interest as well. My question is that whether it is preferable to sell their products to earn, as they are strict Hindus and might be involved directly or indirectly in interest also. Secondly, the use of synthetic animal derivatives in fragrances are halal to use and sell?

Q:

1. Should itr and camphor be applied to the deceased?

2. Will itr be applied to a female deceased as it is applied to a male? If yes, then to which parts of the woman’s body will itr be applied?

3. Is it permissible to apply itr to the kafan?

Q:

1. After giving the mayyit ghusl, it is reported in the hadith that itr should be applied to the head and beard, and camphor should be applied to the places of sajdah. In place of camphor, is it permissible to apply itr as we see some people nowadays applying itr?

2. We notice some people when applying itr to the knees of the mayyit, expose his knees and some even touch the knees with bare hands, is this correct?

Q: Is the following true?

The forgotten Sunnah

It is Sunnah for one to burn Lobaan, Incense sticks and other fragrances. There are many virtues of burning Bakhoor and other fragrances mentioned in the Hadeeth. Hadhrat Ibn Umar (r.a) used to burn pure Oudh and camphor mixed with Oudhas incense fragrance. He said “Likewise, Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) used to burn incense.” (Saheeh Muslim, Hadeeth #2254) Hadhrat Umm Qais Bint Mihsan(r.a) narrates that “I heard Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi waSallam) saying, "Treat with the Indian incense, for it has healing for seven diseases; it is to be sniffed by one having throat trouble, and to be put into one side of the mouth of one suffering from pleurisy.” (Saheeh al-Bukhari, Hadeeth # 5368, Kitab al-Tibb)

Q: Is it permissible to use perfumes which contains saffron, as in a hadith our beloved Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has prohibited it. Is this Hadith still applicable?

باب في الخلوق للرجال 4176 حدثنا موسى بن إسمعيل حدثنا حماد أخبرنا عطاء الخراساني عن يحيى بن يعمر عن عمار بن ياسر قال قدمت على أهلي ليلا وقد تشققت يداي فخلقوني بزعفران فغدوت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسلمت عليه فلم يرد علي ولم يرحب بي وقال اذهب فاغسل هذا عنك فذهبت فغسلته ثم جئت وقد بقي علي منه ردع فسلمت فلم يرد علي ولم يرحب بي وقال اذهب فاغسل هذا عنك فذهبت فغسلته ثم جئت فسلمت عليه فرد علي ورحب بي وقال إن الملائكة لا تحضر جنازة الكافر بخير ولا المتضمخ بالزعفران ولا الجنب قال ورخص للجنب إذا نام أو أكل أو شرب أن يتوضأ حدثنا نصر بن علي حدثنا محمد بن بكر أخبرنا ابن جريج أخبرني عمر بن عطاء ابن أبي الخوار أنه سمع يحيى بن يعمر يخبر عن رجل أخبره عن عمار بن ياسر زعم عمر أن يحيى سمى ذلك الرجل فنسي عمر اسمه أن عمارا قال تخلقت بهذه القصة والأول أتم بكثير فيه ذكر الغسل قال قلت لعمر وهم حرم قال لا القوم مقيمون ابوا داؤد

Q: My sheikh gave me an itr and said that use it when you come to listen to the majlis. Can I give that to one other poor person who goes with me there?

Q: I work in a shop that sells perfumes and we keep testers for the customers to sample the perfumes. Is it permissible for me to use the testers on myself?  I would assume that my boss is aware that I am using the testers since he can smell it on me.

Q:

a) Could Mufti Saheb please clarify if it is permissible to use a roll on deodorant just before one enters into Ihraam. If not could Mufti Saheb please explain why.

b) Is it permissible to apply an Itr which leaves a colour stain just before one enters into Ihraam?