Fatwa #1858712 April 2010United Arab Emirates
In hospitals , restauarants , hotels , catering companies we always use a kind of hand sanitizers which contains ALCOHOL , is it halaal or haramm ?
Question
In hospitals , restauarants , hotels , catering companies we always use a kind of hand sanitizers which contains ALCOHOL , is it halaal or haramm ?
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Answer
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
The alcohol used in sanitizers and other chemical related products is not the normal alcohol which is consumed. Therefore, it is permissible to used such products.
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā