The scent that is recommended to be found on a man

Abu Qilabah said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) left his house for the mosque, the neighbours along the road would know from his sweet fragrance that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) had passed by.

Al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to apply a perfume that had musk mixed in it.

Uthman bin Ubaydullah, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah and Sayyiduna Abu Usayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with them). They would pass by us while we were in the school, and we would smell on them the scent of abir, which is a perfume mixed with saffron.

Ibrahim said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, a very pleasant fragrance would come from him (peace and blessings be upon him).

Talhah bin Musarrif said: A very pleasant fragrance would come from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Nufay', the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), said: Sayyiduna Abdullah was the most pleasant-smelling of people and the one with the cleanest white clothes.

Imam al-Sha'bi said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) used to grind musk into a powder and then put it on the crown of his head.