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However, two other causes, i.e. softening hair and killing lice are
still found. Therefore, Ṣadaqaĥ should be Wājib.
It is also noteworthy to know whether the same ruling applies if a
beardless and bald Muḥrim has used the shampoo. Apparently, the
verdict of expiation should not be made in this case as the causes of
prohibition, i.e. softening hair and killing lice are not found. And if
the causes do not exist, the ruling will not also apply. However, if
dirt is removed, the use of shampoo will be Makrūĥ even for such a
beardless and bald person. As for using it for washing hands, the
ruling for soap will apply in this case as shampoo is also a type of
soap in liquid form that is pasteurized [i.e. heated with a special
process].
Question 22: In Masjid-ul-Ḥarām and Masjid-un-Nabawī, a type of
scented solution is used to clean the floor which comes into contact
with the feet of millions of Muḥrims. What is the ruling
Answer: No expiation will be due because it is not fragrance. Even
if it were pure fragrance, no expiation would still be Wājib because
this solution is mixed into water before being used for cleaning the
floor. Obviously, the amount of water is much more than that of the
solution. The ruling is that no expiation will be due if liquid fragrance
is mixed into any other liquid that is in greater amount.
As for the general ruling regarding beverages described in the books
of Islamic jurisprudence, it refers to the act of mixing solid fragrance
into some liquid. ‘Allāmaĥ Ḥusayn Bin Muhammad ‘Abdul Ghanī
Makkī ۡ
has stated on page 316 of the book ‘Irshād-us-
Sārī’: If rose-water is mixed into sugar-added water (i.e. a type of
beverage) and the amount of rose-water is less than that of sugaradded
water, as usually is, no expiation will be due in this case.
Favouring the very same viewpoint, ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Alī Qārī
ۡ