What is the ruling on alcohol in perfumes that are used, and is it considered impure?

Perfumes containing alcohol are considered ritually impure (najis) by the majority of scholars unless the alcohol has transformed into another substance. This view is supported by evidence. The Sheikh's statement that perfumes do not burn—if he means that flammability is the criterion for impurity, then this is incorrect. However, if he means that the alcohol has lost its properties and transformed into another substance, then impurity is removed by chemical transformation (istihalah).

A wife is not obligated to follow her husband's madhhab (school of thought). However, if her use of these perfumes causes him harm, then she must obey him, especially since she is perfuming herself for his sake. The husband should remind her that the preponderant opinion is that intoxicants (khamr) are impure, and that this is among the doubtful matters that must be avoided. If she does not heed the advice, he may compel her to refrain from wearing these perfumes, as it is her duty to obey him in refraining from what harms him Islamically, which is more severe than physical harm.

The husband must avoid these perfumes and remove them if they touch his body or clothes. His prayer is invalidated if he intentionally prays without purifying himself from them.