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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللباس والزينةBook of Clothing and Adornment
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي طِيْبِ الرِّجَالِ وَطِيْبِ النِّسَاءِChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Perfume for Men and Women
Hadith 8168
اُردوEn
عَنْ قَتَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا أَرْكَبُ الْأُرْجُوَانَ وَلَا أَلْبَسُ الْمُعَصْفَرَ وَلَا أَلْبَسُ الْقَمِيصَ الْمُكَفَّفَ بِالْحَرِيرِ قَالَ وَأَوْمَأَ الْحَسَنُ إِلَى جَيْبِ قَمِيصِهِ وَقَالَ أَلَا وَطِيبُ الرِّجَالِ رِيحٌ لَا لَوْنَ لَهُ أَلَا وَطِيبُ النِّسَاءِ لَوْنٌ لَا رِيحَ لَهُ
Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will neither ride on a red silk cloak, nor wear clothes dyed with safflower, nor wear such a shirt whose collar and sleeves are adorned with silk. Along with this, Hasan pointed towards the collar of his shirt. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) further said: Beware! The fragrance for men is that which has no color, and the fragrance for women is that which has color but no scent.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From these ahadith it is established that men should apply such perfume whose color is not apparent but whose fragrance spreads far, and the intention should primarily be to act upon the Sunnah. Nowadays, there are many such types of perfumes and attars, such as rose, musk (kasturi), amber, and camphor, etc. As for women, their perfume should be such that it has color but its fragrance does not spread far, as is the case with saffron, khaluq, or henna. However, when a woman is with her husband and does not intend to go outside, then she may use whatever perfume she wishes.
