Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: We were proceeding to Makkah along with the Prophet ﷺ. We pasted on our foreheads the perfume known as sakk at the time of wearing ihram. When one of us perspired, it (the perfume) came down on her face. The Prophet ﷺ saw, but did not forbid it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1830. Commentary:
➊ After entering the state of ihram, it is not permissible to apply any kind of fragrance; however, it is Sunnah to apply fragrance at the time of donning the ihram. If its effect remains afterwards, there is no harm.
➋ From this hadith, the concession for women to use powder-type substances is also established.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1830