my question is whether it is permissible to use a hand sanitizer which has ethyl alcohol in it? My doctor recomends that I use it. (However it is not a necessity.)
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
It is permissible for one to use hand sanitizer which contains ethyl alcohol.
(Ahsan ul-Fatawa, 8/ 483-490, Saeed)
(Fatawa Mahmoodiya, 18/ 183, Farooqiyah)
And Allah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Sajid bin Shabbir,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah