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Answered By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt

Question:

I would like to know if the ingredients of a hair dye product I am interested in is Halal? The ingredients of 2 products are shown below.

Product Specification

Color Creme: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Ceteareth-20, Glycol Distearate, Octyldodecanol, 1-Hydrox, Yethyl, 5-Diamino Pyrazole Sulfate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel, Oil, Serine, Parfum, Propylene Glycol, Oleic Acid, Toluene-2,5-Diamine Sulfate, Sodium Sulfite, Tetrasodium Edta, Limonene, Carbomer, Potassium Stearate, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, M-Aminophenol, Ascorbic Acid, Linoleamido, Propyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Sodium Sulfate, Punica Granatum Fruit, Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Developer: Aqua, Hydrogen Peroxide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Peg-40 Castor Oil, Disodium Pyrophosphate, Sodium, Cetearyl Sulfate, Disodium Edta, Sodium Benzoate, Phosphoric Acid, Color Conditioner: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Quaternium-87, Propylene, Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Panthenol, Punica, Granatum Fruit Extract, Isopropyl Myristate, Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium, Methosulfate, Sodium Pca, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Parfum, Polyquaternium-, 37, Methylparaben, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Ppg-1 Trideceth-6.

Product Specification

Lightening Creme: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Coconut Alcohol, Ammonium, Sulfate, Linoleic Acid, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Silicate, Hydrolyzed Wheat, Protein, Oleic Acid, Etidronic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Linalool, Stearic Acid, Parfum, Citronellol, Linolenic Acid, Blonde-Booster Ultra Plus: Potassium Persulfate, Sodium Silicate, Sodium Persulfate, Ammonium Persulfate, Aqua, Silica, Disodium Edta, Potassium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate, Sodium Sulfate, Developer: Aqua, Hydrogen Peroxide, Acrylates Copolymer, Etidronic, Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, 6-Dicarboxypyri, Dine, Disodium Pyrophosphate, Dimethicone, Color Conditioner: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Quaternium-87, Propylene Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Panthenol, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Isopropyl Myristate, Distearoylethyl, Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate, Sodium Pca, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethyl, Amine, Parfum, Polyquaternium-37, Methylparaben, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Ppg-1 Trideceth-6.

Thank you and I look forward to your response.

Answer:

 بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind

Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting Mathabah with your question.

We are requesting you to provide us with the specific name of the products, as well as the manufacturer of the products. Once we have this information, we would be in a better position to give a specific ruling regarding the product after we contact the company as we have questions on the ingredients/ components listed in your question.

In general, kindly note the following regarding hair dye, that the dye or hair-colour used should blend in the hair, not cover the hair [as a coating or shell]. – (See: Fiqh al Ḥalāl wa al Ḥarām by Muftī Khālid Saifulllāh Al Raḥmānī)

It is also worthy to note that a number of ingredients and chemicals even though initially impure in hair products go through a complete transformation which renders the end product pure and permissible in Islam. This is known in jurisprudence as tabdīl al-mahiyah. – (See: Al-Baḥr Al-Rāiq, Vol 1, page 394, Dar Al-Kutub Al-‘Ilmiyyah) [1]

Only Allāh knows best


[1] وَالسَّابِعُ انْقِلَابُ الْعَيْنِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الْخَمْرِ فَلَا خِلَافَ فِي الطَّهَارَةِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غَيْرِهِ كَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ تَقَعُ فِي الْمُمَلَّحَةِ فَتَصِيرُ مِلْحًا يُؤْكَلُ وَالسِّرْقِينُ وَالْعَذِرَةُ تَحْتَرِقُ فَتَصِيرُ رَمَادًا تَطْهُرُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ خِلَافًا لِأَبِي يُوسُفَ وَضَمَّ إلَى مُحَمَّدٍ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ فِي الْمُحِيطِ وَكَثِيرٌ مِنْ الْمَشَايِخ اخْتَارُوا قَوْلَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَفِي الْخُلَاصَةِ وَعَلَيْهِ الْفَتْوَى وَفِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ أَنَّهُ الْمُخْتَارُ؛ لِأَنَّ الشَّرْعَ رَتَّبَ وَصْفَ النَّجَاسَةِ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَقِيقَةِ وَتَنْتَفِي الْحَقِيقَةُ بِانْتِفَاءِ بَعْضِ أَجْزَاءِ مَفْهُومِهَا فَكَيْفَ بِالْكُلِّ فَإِنَّ الْمِلْحَ غَيْرُ الْعَظْمِ وَاللَّحْمِ فَإِذَا صَارَ مِلْحًا تَرَتَّبَ حُكْمُ الْمِلْحِ وَنَظِيرُهُ فِي الشَّرْعِ النُّطْفَةُ نَجِسَةٌ وَتَصِيرُ عَلَقَةً وَهِيَ نَجِسَةٌ وَتَصِيرُ مُضْغَةً فَتَطْهُرُ وَالْعَصِيرُ طَاهِرٌ فَيَصِيرُ خَمْرًا فَيُنَجَّسُ وَيَصِيرُ خَلًّا فَيَطْهُرُ فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّ اسْتِحَالَةَ الْعَيْنِ تَسْتَتْبِعُ زَوَالَ الْوَصْفِ الْمُرَتَّبِ عَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى قَوْلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَرَّعُوا الْحُكْمَ بِطَهَارَةِ صَابُونٍ صُنِعَ مِنْ زَيْتٍ نَجَسٍ اهـ وَفِي الْمُجْتَبَى جَعْلُ الدُّهْنِ النَّجَسُ فِي صَابُونٍ يُفْتَى بِطَهَارَتِهِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ تَغَيَّرَ وَالتَّغْيِيرُ يُطَهِّرُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَيُفْتَى بِهِ لِلْبَلْوَى وَفِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ وَرَمَادُ السِّرْقِينِ طَاهِرٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ خِلَافًا لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَالْفَتْوَى عَلَى قَوْلِ أَبِي يُوسُفَ وَهُوَ عَكْسُ الْخِلَافِ الْمَنْقُولِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْتَضِي أَنَّ الرَّمَادَ طَاهِرٌ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ نَجَسٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ كَمَا لَا يَخْفَى وَفِيهَا أَيْضًا الْعَذِرَاتُ إذَا دُفِنَتْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ حَتَّى صَارَتْ تُرَابًا قِيلَ تَطْهُرُ كَالْحِمَارِ الْمَيِّتِ إذَا وَقَعَ فِي الْمَمْلَحَةِ فَصَارَ مِلْحًا يَطْهُرُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ

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