Those who disliked perfume at the time of ihram

Aslam, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), says: Sayyiduna Umar perceived the scent of perfume at Dhul-Hulayfah and asked, "From whom is this coming?" Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "From me." Sayyiduna Umar said, "From you, by my life?" Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah said, "O Commander of the Believers, do not be hasty with me, for Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) perfumed me and adjured me by oath." Sayyiduna Umar said, "And I adjure you to go back to her, and let her wash it off you just as she perfumed you." Aslam says: So he went back to her, until he caught up with them somewhere along the way.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called for a garment, and a garment that had perfume on it was brought to him, so he returned it.

Ibrahim saw a man who had applied perfume when entering ihram, so he ordered him to wash his head with clay.

Abd al-Rahman says: I performed Hajj once and met Abd al-Rahman bin Amr bin al-As. When it was time for ihram, we applied some perfume. Abd al-Rahman said to me, "I wish you had not done that. I once performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), and he entered ihram from al-Manjashaniyah, which is near Basrah, and he said to us: 'Use this white clay and wash your heads with it when entering ihram.'"

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) used to dislike that a man should apply perfume when entering ihram.

The same is narrated from al-Hasan, and he liked that one should come dishevelled and dusty.

Ata used to dislike that a person should apply perfume when entering ihram, and he would say: If there is any perfume on him, he should wash it off and clean it away.

Whenever Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) intended to enter ihram, he would stop fumigating his clothes with incense fifteen days beforehand.

Sa'id bin Jubayr used to dislike that the muhrim, when entering ihram, should oil himself with an oil containing musk, afwah (aromatic spices) or ambergris.

Whenever Sa'id bin Jubayr intended to enter ihram, he would avoid perfume.

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) perceived a scent at the time of ihram and rebuked the one who had applied it. So Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went back and took off the perfumed wrap he had on.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: That I should wake up having smeared myself with tar is dearer to me than that I should wake up in the state of ihram with perfume dripping from me.

Bashir bin Yasar al-Ansari says: When they had all entered ihram, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) perceived the scent of perfume and asked, "From whom is this scent coming?" Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "From me, O Commander of the Believers." He said, "We know that your wife is a perfume-seller, but pilgrims are dishevelled and dusty."