Fathwa, - The islamic ruling on touching liquor containers

Question
What is the Islamic ruling on touching empty liquorbottles; for I work
as a maid for foreign women who do not fast Ramadhaan ?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
If the liquor bottle is empty and there is no fluid alcohol in it,
then it is permissible to touch such bottles. Muslim scholars hold
different opinions on touching liquor bottles if they havetraces of
alcohol that might cling to the hand, the place, or the clothes, and
whether they are considered impure or not. However, the majority of
Muslim jurists have decreed that alcohol is inherently impure, and
this is the preponderant opinion.
We would like to advise you, dear questioner, to quit working for
these foreign women who do not fast Ramadhaan and shun serving them. A
Muslim woman, who believes in Allaah The Exalted and His Messenger and
fasts Ramadhaan, should not humiliate herself by working for such
people. Indeed, Allaah The Exalted will reward you with what is better
and Will confer upon you a better job. Allaah The Exalted Says (what
means): { And whoever fears Allaah – He Will Make for him a way out,*
And Will Provide for him from where he does not expect. } [Quran
65:2-3]
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