بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
According to al-Sari—Shu'ayb—Sayf—Abu al-Mujalid:
The news reached 'Umar that Khalid once entered the bathhouse where, after he had removed the depilatory agent, he rubbed himself with a thick mixture of safflower(363) and wine
Caliph Umar (RA) wrote to him, saying, "It has reached me that you rubbed your body with wine; but God has forbidden the drinking of wine or its use in any other way just as He has forbidden sins(364)
committed in a direct or indirect manner. He has even forbidden the touching of wine unless you cleanse yourself of it immediately, just as He has forbidden you to drink it. So make sure it will
not touch your body, for it is filth (365). And if you are actually still practicing this, (stop doing it immediately and) do not do it again!" Thereupon Khalid wrote to 'Umar, "We have diluted the
wine with so much water that it is no longer wine but has become (ordinary) washing water(366)." Then 'Umar wrote to him, "I fear that the the descendants of al-Mughirah (367) have picked up
some bad manners, but I pray that God will not destroy you for this." This last letter finally reached Khalid.
363. Carthamus tmctorius, a dye used to achieve an orange-red color.
364. The Arabic word used is ithm, which also means "wine" as well as "game
of hazard." Perhaps a double entendre is intended here.
365. The use of "filth" m this context seems to imply that touching it causes a
person to incur a state of ritual impurity.
366. For "diluting wine" Arabic uses the verb "to kill."
367. That is, al-Mughirah b. 'Abdallah b. 'Umar, who was Khahd's grandfather
and the eponym of a major subclan of the Makhzum clan of Quraysh. Caskel,
pedigrees 22, 23. See also El 2 , s.v. Makhzum (Hinds).
Ref: Tabari: Vol. 13, page105. https://archive.org/details/history-of-tabari-volume-13/page/105/mode/2up
Benefits from this letter
If we search for fatwas on alcoholic perfumes, we will get a ton of them that is it permissible. But if it comes to what is safe for religion, it would be best to try to avoid if possible. Here is a nice example for one of the hadiths from Sahih Bukhari on safer side.
Imam Bukhari's Statement "To be on Safe side"
While discussing if thigh is part of Awrah, Imam Bukhari in his Sahih Bukhari says
وَحَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ أَسْنَدُ، وَحَدِيثُ جَرْهَدٍ أَحْوَطُ حَتَّى يُخْرَجَ مِنِ اخْتِلاَفِهِمْ .
Hadith of Anas is stronger according to Narration but Hadith of Jarhad is more safer for religion.
[Sahih Bukhari Book of Prayers (Salat) Chapter 12 Hadith 371]
http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/23
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