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Question : #263

Category: Taharat / Najasat

Subject:	alcohol face lotions
Question:	I apply a lotion, prescribed by the doctor, onto my face. This lotion contains alcohol; the alcohol is mixed in solution with another medicine which, when combined together, is inedible. Is such a lotion deemed najis?
Answer:	Assuming you acknowledge the fact that the alcohol within the lotion is (a) edible, (b) originally liquid and (c) intoxicating, obligatory caution dictates that it be deemed najis. Otherwise, it is deemed pure.

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