Hadith 5121

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ الطَّفَاوِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " طِيبُ الرِّجَالِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَخَفِيَ لَوْنُهُ ، وَطِيبُ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَخَفِيَ رِيحُهُ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:` The Prophet [SAW] said: "The perfume for men is that whose scent is apparent while its color is hidden, and the perfume for women is that whose color is apparent, while its scent is hidden."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الزينة من السنن / 5121
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف، ضعيف، انظر الحديث السابق (5120) انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 361
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning is that men should use such fragrance in which there is scent but no color,
such as perfume (itr) and oud, etc.,
and women should use such things in which there is color but no scent, for example saffron and henna, etc.

Note:
(In the chain of narration, "rajul" is an ambiguous narrator,
but due to corroborating evidence, this hadith is hasan li ghayrihi.
See Sahih al-Targhib, no. 4024)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2787