Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) died, and he was a Companion who fought at Badr. Umm Sa'id said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): Will you perfume him with musk? He said: And which perfume is better than musk? Bring your musk. So she handed it to him. The narrator said: It was not done the way you do it today; rather, we used to apply the perfume to the armpits, the parting of the hair and the like.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 6708