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Offences and their Expiations 215
no fragrance in them despite Muḥrim wearing the garland, no
expiation will be due. (Iḥrām and Fragrant Soap, pp. 35-36)
Question 20: If a Muḥrim has shaken hands with someone, resulting
in the latter’s hand fragrance coming into contact with that of
Muḥrim, what is the ruling
Answer: If pure fragrance has come into contact with Muḥrim’s hand,
expiation will be due. If pure fragrance has not come into contact
and it has only caused the hand to have fragrance, no expiation will
be due because Muḥrim has not benefitted from pure fragrance.
However, it is still advisable to remove this fragrance by washing
the hand. (Iḥrām and Fragrant Soap, pp. 35)
Question 21: Can a Muḥrim wash his head or beard with a fragrant
shampoo
Answer: Here is the translation of some excerpts from pages 25 to
28 of the booklet, ‘Iḥrām and Fragrant Soap’: If the cause of the use
of fragrance being forbidden is taken into consideration, it seems
rationally justified to prohibit applying fragrant shampoo to the head
or the beard. And expiation should also be declared due, as is the
ruling on washing the head and the beard with Khiṭmī (a fragrant
herb). The use of this fragrant herb softens hair, killing lice and is
therefore impermissible for Muḥrim. It is stated in Durr-e-Mukhtār:
To wash the head or the beard with Khiṭmī is Ḥarām as it is a type
of fragrance or kills lice. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, vol. 3, pp. 570)
Since Imām Abū Yūsuf and Imām Muhammad have not
declared it fragrance, its use will be considered to be a partial offence
and will result in Ṣadaqaĥ being Wājib. To wash the head with
fragrant shampoo also seems to be a partial offence as the fragrance
added to shampoo is heated, negating the ruling of fragrance.