Shar‘i Ruling on Salah in Clothes Contaminated by Alcohol (Khamr)Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ahl-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṭahārah, Vol. 1, p. 33
❖ Question:
If alcohol (khamr) gets on clothing, is it permissible to offer prayer without washing it? And is alcohol considered pure or impure in Islamic law?
❖ Answer:
There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the impurity (najāsah) of alcohol (khamr).
- However, the safer and more precautionary opinion is that if alcohol touches one’s clothing, the affected area should be washed before performing Salah.
❖ Summary:
❖ There is scholarly disagreement on whether alcohol is najis (impure).
❖ For the purpose of Salah, it is better and safer to wash any part of the clothing that has come into contact with alcohol.
وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
And Allah knows best what is correct.
