Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Mughaffal that Hazrat Umar said: Do not apply musk to me as perfume.

Hazrat Sufyan bin Asim narrates that I went to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz, and he was saying to his maidservant, "I think that after my death, you will be asked to prepare the perfume for the deceased, so do not include musk in it."

Hazrat Ata says that there is no harm in applying amber to the deceased. He says that it is like gum (resin), and musk is considered disliked for both the living and the deceased, and he says that it is dead.

Hazrat Mujahid disliked applying musk to the deceased.

He disliked musk fragrance for both the living and the dead, and said that Muslims dislike it and say, "This is for the dead."

Hazrat Dahhak disliked applying musk to the deceased.