Those who disliked perfume for a woman when she goes out

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) went out on the day of Eid and passed by the women, and he perceived perfume from the head of a woman. He asked: "Who is the woman with this perfume? If I recognise her, I will punish her in such and such a way, for a woman may apply perfume only for her husband. And when she goes out, she should wear some worn-out clothes of her own or the worn-out clothes of her maidservant." At this the women said that this woman had got up because of hadath (ritual impurity).

Ghunaym bin Qays said that Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Any woman who applies perfume and then goes out so that her fragrance may spread is an adulteress, and every eye will be committing adultery."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any woman who applies perfume and then goes out to the mosque so that her fragrance may be perceived, her prayer is not accepted until she takes a bath like the ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity."

Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: "When any of you women goes out to the mosque, she should not apply perfume."

Abu Ubaydah said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) perceived the scent of aloeswood on his wife while she was in Makkah, and he made her swear that she would not go out that night.

Uthman bin Abdullah bin Suraqah said that his mother said: "My brother-in-law stayed with me, so I applied perfume and then went out. Then Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent me a message through a messenger: 'Perfume is applied only for the husband.'"

Al-A'mash said: Ibrahim's wife asked his permission to go to her family, and he gave her permission. Then he perceived the scent of incense on her, so he kept her back and said: "When a woman applies perfume and then leaves the house, her perfume is a disgrace in which there is fire."

Muhammad bin al-Munkadir said: Sayyidah Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) came to visit her sister Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) while Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was absent. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came in and perceived a pleasant fragrance. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm for a woman in not applying perfume while her husband is absent."