What is the ruling on selling perfumes, cosmetics, and beauty products? There is certainty that most customers (girls) will use them for adornment and to appear before non-mahram individuals. Is this considered haram? Is it haram or halal for someone to sell these products?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah preserve him):
It is not forbidden to sell these products to someone who uses them for haram purposes, as long as these products have permissible benefits. If the buyer chooses to use them for haram instead of halal, that is their responsibility, and thus the price is halal.
Source: Official Website
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah preserve him):
If the sale is conditioned on using it for haram, then it is not permissible. Similarly, if using it for haram depends on your sale, it is considered aiding in sin. However, if there is no agreement and there are permissible benefits without direct assistance in sin, then there is no objection, and the price is halal.
Source: Persian Educational Message, Cases that are considered aiding in haram + Official Persian Website, Adornment and Jewelry, 173
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