Following Different Schools.

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle

Question: Assalamu alaykum

I am a follower of the Shafi´i madhab. Sometimes I have to apply a serum to my scalp which contains alcohol because I suffer from hair loss.

Can I follow the Hanafi opinion on taharah that such alcohol or alcoholic perfumes are pure while still observing the rules of wudu and prayer according to the Shafi´i school?

Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

You should be fine.

Please see this answer.

Having the alcoholic substance on the limbs of wudu is not the issue, the issue is praying while having it on you and not having washed it off. If you can wash it off before you pray, you should do. Otherwise, you should be okay.

I pray this helps.

Wassalam,
[Shaykh] Farid Dingle

Shaykh Farid Dingle grew up in a convert family in Herefordshire, UK. In 2007, he moved to Jordan to pursue traditional studies. Shaykh Farid continues to live in Amman, Jordan with his wife and kids. In addition to continuing his studies he teaches Arabic and several of the Islamic sciences.

Shaykh Farid began his journey in sacred knowledge with intensives in the UK and Jordan (2004) in Shafi’i fiqh and Arabic. After years of studying Arabic grammar, Shafi’i fiqh, hadith, legal methodology (usul al-fiqh) and tafsir, Sh. Farid began specializing in Arabic language and literature. Sh. Farid studied Pre-Islamic poetry, Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, and Andalusian literature. He holds a BA in Arabic Language and Literature and continues exploring the language of the Islamic tradition.

In addition to his interest in the Arabic language Shaykh Farid actively researches matters related to jurisprudence (fiqh) which he studied with Shaykh Hamza Karamali, Shaykh Ahmad Hasanat, and continues with Shaykh Amjad Rasheed.