Do I Have to Pay a Penalty for Using Perfumed Soap While in Ihram?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

Question

During ‘Umra, I wore underwear for about 26 hours due to urine dribbling and used perfumed soap once unintentionally. Do I need to offer fidya or sadaqa for these actions, and is there an alternative to sacrificing a sheep?

Answer

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

I pray this finds you in the best of states.

You are excused for wearing underwear due to your condition and nothing is due.

Please see: Do I Owe a Penalty for Wearing Underwear in Ihram?

As for the use of perfumed soap, you will only have to offer the sacrifice of a sheep if one limb was fully perfumed.

If it was less than a limb only charity is due.

Please see: Removing Hair and Wearing Scents: Expiations for Accidental Violations of Ihram during Hajj

And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat 

Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching far and wide for answers to the fundamental questions of life and was disappointed at the answers he found. Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others. He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.