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It is also noteworthy to know whether the same ruling applies if a beardless and bald Muḥrim has used the shampoo. Apparently, the verdict of expiation should not be made in this case as the causes of prohibition, i.e. softening hair and killing lice are not found. And if the causes do not exist, the ruling will not also apply. However, if dirt is removed, the use of shampoo will be Makrūĥ even for such a beardless and bald person. As for using it for washing hands, the ruling for soap will apply in this case as shampoo is also a type of soap in liquid form that is pasteurized [i.e. heated with a special process]. Question 22: In Masjid-ul-Ḥarām and Masjid-un-Nabawī, a type of scented solution is used to clean the floor which comes into contact with the feet of millions of Muḥrims. What is the ruling? Answer: No expiation will be due because it is not fragrance. Even if it were pure fragrance, no expiation would still be Wājib because this solution is mixed into water before being used for cleaning the floor. Obviously, the amount of water is much more than that of the solution. The ruling is that no expiation will be due if liquid fragrance is mixed into any other liquid that is in greater amount. As for the general ruling regarding beverages described in the books of Islamic jurisprudence, it refers to the act of mixing solid fragrance into some liquid. ‘Allāmaĥ Ḥusayn Bin Muhammad ‘Abdul Ghanī Makkī /F G ۡ " 1 5 < 3 has stated on page 316 of the book ‘Irshād-usSārī’: If rose-water is mixed into sugar-added water (i.e. a type of beverage) and the amount of rose-water is less than that of sugaradded water, as usually is, no expiation will be due in this case. Favouring the very same viewpoint, ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Alī Qārī /3 H ۡ " 1 5 < 3 has stated a similar ruling in the book ‘Ṭarābulusī’ and it has its basis in the book ‘Muḥīṭ’. (ibid, pp. 28-29)