Is it permissible to open a shop to sell perfumes containing alcohol, taking into consideration the opinion of those who deem it pure, especially if this is driven by an urgent need for work and marriage? What is the ruling on trading in perfumes if the predominant use of them by people is for showing off or attracting the opposite sex? Does opening the shop near another shop that sells perfumes and tobacco affect the ruling on this trade, especially if it leads to diverting customers from the other shop and increasing its tobacco sales?

The relied-upon fatwa is that it is impermissible to use alcohol or trade in it. It is obligatory for the layperson to emulate someone whose knowledge and piety they trust. Taking concessions in matters of disagreement is permissible out of necessity. Whoever takes a concession and adopts the view of those who permit it should not pay attention to whispers of doubt, for the original purpose of using perfumes is not arrogance or boastfulness. There is no sin upon one who trades in perfumes if that leads to an increase in the sales of forbidden items by their neighbor, and they are obligated to denounce the evil to the best of their ability.