سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الترجلCombing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تَتَطَيَّبُ لِلْخُرُوجِChapter: Women Wearing Perfume When Going Out.
Hadith 4174
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي رُهْمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : لَقِيَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ الطِّيبِ يَنْفَحُ وَلِذَيْلِهَا إِعْصَارٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمَةَ الْجَبَّارِ جِئْتِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : وَلَهُ تَطَيَّبْتِ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ حِبِّي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَا تُقْبَلُ صَلَاةٌ لِامْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ لِهَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ فَتَغْتَسِلَ غُسْلَهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : الْإِعْصَارُ غُبَارٌ .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: A woman met him and he found the odour of perfume in her. Her clothes were fluttering in the air. He said: O maid-servant of the Almighty, are you coming from the mosque? She replied: Yes. He said: For it did you use perfume? She replied: Yes. He said: I heard my beloved Abul Qasim ﷺ say: The prayer of a woman who uses perfume for this mosque is not accepted until she returns and takes a bath like that of sexual defilement (perfectly). Abu Dawud said: Al-i'sar means dust.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Where there is no fear of temptation (fitnah), it is correct to directly address a non-mahram woman in order to fulfill the obligation of enjoining good (amr bil-ma'ruf) and forbidding evil (nahy 'an al-munkar). Especially for elderly men, this action is not considered blameworthy.
➋ It is not permissible for women to go out wearing perfume, even if they are going to the mosque.
➊ Where there is no fear of temptation (fitnah), it is correct to directly address a non-mahram woman in order to fulfill the obligation of enjoining good (amr bil-ma'ruf) and forbidding evil (nahy 'an al-munkar). Especially for elderly men, this action is not considered blameworthy.
➋ It is not permissible for women to go out wearing perfume, even if they are going to the mosque.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4174
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
It is prohibited for a woman to use perfume when leaving the house.
➋
It is permissible for a woman to go to the mosque for congregational prayer, provided that she does not go out adorned or beautified, but rather in simple clothing, observing proper covering (hijab) and other Islamic etiquettes.
➌
It is permissible for a respected person to admonish a non-mahram woman if she makes a mistake, provided there is no risk of misunderstanding that could endanger the honor of a righteous man.
➍
Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) addressed this woman as “servant of al-Jabbar” instead of “servant of Allah” in order to instill the fear of Allah in her. There was also an aspect of rebuke in this.
➊
It is prohibited for a woman to use perfume when leaving the house.
➋
It is permissible for a woman to go to the mosque for congregational prayer, provided that she does not go out adorned or beautified, but rather in simple clothing, observing proper covering (hijab) and other Islamic etiquettes.
➌
It is permissible for a respected person to admonish a non-mahram woman if she makes a mistake, provided there is no risk of misunderstanding that could endanger the honor of a righteous man.
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Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) addressed this woman as “servant of al-Jabbar” instead of “servant of Allah” in order to instill the fear of Allah in her. There was also an aspect of rebuke in this.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4002
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
This hadith proves that a woman should go out of the house with simplicity. A woman may use perfume while staying at home, but when she intends to go to the mosque for prayer or to the market, she must never use perfume. If she goes to the mosque wearing perfume, her prayer will not be accepted. Similarly, when a woman goes to the market or elsewhere wearing perfume, she has been described as a fornicatress (zaniyah).
It is unfortunate that in the present era, on occasions such as weddings, women not only use perfume but are also in a semi-naked state. What has happened to the Muslim Ummah? Why do they not love Islam? The true honor and success of men and women lies in obedience to the Qur’an and Hadith, not in imitating the Jews and Christians.
This hadith proves that a woman should go out of the house with simplicity. A woman may use perfume while staying at home, but when she intends to go to the mosque for prayer or to the market, she must never use perfume. If she goes to the mosque wearing perfume, her prayer will not be accepted. Similarly, when a woman goes to the market or elsewhere wearing perfume, she has been described as a fornicatress (zaniyah).
It is unfortunate that in the present era, on occasions such as weddings, women not only use perfume but are also in a semi-naked state. What has happened to the Muslim Ummah? Why do they not love Islam? The true honor and success of men and women lies in obedience to the Qur’an and Hadith, not in imitating the Jews and Christians.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1000
