It is reported about Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he noticed the scent of perfume at Dhu al-Hulayfah and said: "Where is this scent coming from?" Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers, this scent is coming from me." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By my life, it is indeed coming from you." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) applied perfume to me, and she said that she had applied perfume to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time he entered ihram." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Go and urge her to wash it off." So Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went back to Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she washed it off.
Ahmad and al-Bazzar recorded it. He (al-Bazzar) transmitted these additional words: after Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered that it be washed off, he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The pilgrim is dishevelled and without perfume." The narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih, except that Sulayman bin Yasar did not hear from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). The chain of al-Bazzar is connected, except that it contains Ibrahim bin Yazid al-Khuzi, who is matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5332
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:منقطع
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (325/6) اخرجه البزار فى المسند (1099)»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Apply perfume before you enter ihram.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5333
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (11433) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 13375، 36، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 6118»
Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not apply perfume while you are in ihram, and do not apply henna, for it too is a perfume."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, whose hadith is hasan (good), and he has been criticised.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5334
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (418/23)»