Is the ritual impurity (najāsa) of alcoholic perfumes transferred from dry clothes to other dry clothes merely by contact, taking into account their widespread use and the difficulty of guarding against them?
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"There is a difference of opinion regarding the ruling on perfumes containing alcohol. Assuming they are impure, a mere scent has no effect, and dry impurity does not transfer to dry objects; rather, impurity transfers when it is wet. Accordingly, the scent of these perfumes has no effect on clothes or anything else. If the questioner suffers from waswasah (obsessive doubts), it is more appropriate for him to adopt the view of those who consider perfumes containing alcohol to be pure, thus relieving himself of hardship. Taking the easier of the opinions is permissible for someone afflicted with waswasah."
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