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BILLI_KHAN
12-03-07, 12:45 AM
Maybe this is a really silly question to some with an obvious answer but I keep being told different things....normally I use alcohol free mouthwashes but the other day I accidently picked up one that looked like the one I normally use, turned out 2 b alcohol...is it haraam 4 me 2 use it???
perfectpearl
12-03-07, 02:25 AM
yea i have the same question. is it haram anyone that knows?
I think it should be avoided as unlike other products with alcohol (ie. shampoo), this is directly in your mouth and leaves a residue behind. Colgate makes a mouthwash with out alcohol, claiming it's 'just as effective, but without the burn.' ;)
best to avoid i if poss, its not really essential anyway is it.
use a miswaak.
.: Anna :.
12-03-07, 11:10 AM
since there are so many available without the alcohol i dnt feel we could justify 2 use the alcohol ones, and even to me its dif than alcohol in creams which some madhhabs view as okay, the mouth wash is in ur actual mouth wat if u swallow a tiny amount without even realising??
*18B.L.U.E18*
12-03-07, 01:10 PM
Use That Dentol One It's Alcohol Free And Go To The Boots Website You Can Find Some Ther Inshaalla
nah the corsodyl is good..
well only for a bit..
Irfan GBH
12-03-07, 01:38 PM
Just return it to the store. Like tohers have said, not worth putting it in your mouth, especially since you can accidently swallow and it leaves residue behind.
A friend recently introduced me to "muslim toothpaste." Its actually called something like that and you can buy it from Morrisons! I was like.,. huhh okk. My friend recently bought mouthwash that contained alcohol- she chucked it away.
Tiuchiha
12-03-07, 01:45 PM
I always thought that if the alcohol used in mouth wash and other products was drinkable and not a poison like most synthetic alcohol, then it is haram.
Nearly everything has alcohol in it, even shampoos.
Tiuchiha
12-03-07, 01:46 PM
It sure is getting hard to follow your deen in this world.I sometimes think that the simple times Sahabah lived in was better than now.
that goes without saying bro.
Unique Muslimah
12-03-07, 03:17 PM
Use dentyl..Its fun:Dand has no alcohol:hidban:
Emelianenko
12-03-07, 03:25 PM
Best mouthwash to use, alcohol free.. Retardex...referred to moi by a Dentist n all :D
ibn suleman
12-03-07, 03:27 PM
Use dentyl..Its fun:Dand has no alcohol:hidban:
thats the two colour one..that u have to mix right...??
i have that :D
Unique Muslimah
12-03-07, 03:31 PM
thats the two colour one..that u have to mix right...??
i have that :D
Yayy!!Yeah that one.I have the green one,the pink one looks scary
ibn suleman
12-03-07, 03:37 PM
Yayy!!Yeah that one.I have the green one,the pink one looks scary
lool...theres loadsa colours..(i got 3 diff ones cos they were buy 2 get 3rd free :D)
and the taste isnt that strong either :D
Abdulah
12-03-07, 03:40 PM
Well the point of not being aloud alcohol is to not intoxicate yourself so you don't lead to major sins. Alcohol in mouthwash does not intoxicate you it just kills bacteria in your mouth and it is hygienic. But i'm not sure if it is haraam.
.: Anna :.
12-03-07, 04:11 PM
i got that 2 colour dentyl one aswell, the pink and blue one.
abdulah it doesnt matter that the alcohol in there wont intoxicate u bc if u drank just one sip from a wine glass it wont intoxicate but still its not permitted to do it :S
Abdulah
12-03-07, 05:17 PM
i got that 2 colour dentyl one aswell, the pink and blue one.
abdulah it doesnt matter that the alcohol in there wont intoxicate u bc if u drank just one sip from a wine glass it wont intoxicate but still its not permitted to do it :S
Yes i know that but mouthwash with alcohol kills a lot of bacteria in your mouth and that is hygienic. Do you know whether we are aloud to use alcohol for medical purposes?
.: Anna :.
12-03-07, 05:18 PM
there is ikhtilaaf about it
Abdulah
12-03-07, 05:21 PM
there is ikhtilaaf about it
have you read it?
well it might wash away the evil fag.
.: Anna :.
12-03-07, 05:36 PM
have you read it?briefly not comprehensively. from how i understand the difference is mainly about whether the alcohol is viewed as a najas or not. some hold the opinion that it is haram for drinking but not necessarily najas and so we can use it in creams and deodorants or whatever because it is not something impure and we are not drinking the alcohol, others class it as something najas following that we should not apply it on our skin as an ingredient in any product. As for medical purposes, it would become an issue when there is no alternative medicine other than alcohol. If it is necessary for the survival of the person, i have read the opinion that he may take it but take something which does not taste good to him (i think the reason being 2 avoid taking a pleasure from the alcohol). bt wen there is available a medicine without alcohol and medicine with alcohol then the ijma wd be it is better to take the one without because a Muslim is supposed 2 avoid doubtful matters.
But as i said i did not read comprehensively about it nor did i study the fiqh of this matter.
abdulah it doesnt matter that the alcohol in there wont intoxicate u bc if u drank just one sip from a wine glass it wont intoxicate but still its not permitted to do it :S
But aren't actions by intentions? Although I agree it's best to avoid alcohol containing mouthwash.
.: Anna :.
12-03-07, 11:14 PM
Yes actions are by intentions but we dont use this hadith to justify doing Haraam...
For example if you thought the glass contained water or milk or some Halal substance and you drank it without realising it is alcohol, then we can say actions are by intention. You did not have intention 2 do a haraam act as you were ignorant of the true contents of the glass, and had you known then you would not have consumed it.
Its not that you say "i drank it but my intention was not to get drunk" because you can not knowingly do a haraam action like this with a "good intention."
Im not sure if this is what you meant by that?
Yes actions are by intentions but we dont use this hadith to justify doing Haraam...
For example if you thought the glass contained water or milk or some Halal substance and you drank it without realising it is alcohol, then we can say actions are by intention. You did not have intention 2 do a haraam act as you were ignorant of the true contents of the glass, and had you known then you would not have consumed it.
Its not that you say "i drank it but my intention was not to get drunk" because you can not knowingly do a haraam action like this with a "good intention."
Im not sure if this is what you meant by that?
Yes, I meant it if someone did it in ignorance. Like by accidentally swallowing a bit of mouthwash. Thanks. :up:
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