Hadith 2787

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " طِيبُ الرِّجَالِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَخَفِيَ لَوْنُهُ ، وَطِيبُ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَخَفِيَ رِيحُهُ " .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Fragrance for men is that which its scent is apparent and its color is hidden, and fragrance for women is that which its color is visible and its scent is hidden." (Meaning when leaving the home as indicated by the previous chapter. As far as in the presence of the husband, then the woman may wear fragrant perfume.)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ الطُّفَاوِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ، إِلَّا أَنَّ الطُّفَاوِيَّ ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، وَلَا نَعْرِفُ اسْمَهُ ، وَحَدِيثُ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَتَمُّ وَأَطْوَلُ .
‘Ali bin Hujr narrated to us, he said: Isma’il bin Ibrahim narrated to us from Jariri, Jariri from Abu Nadrah, Abu Nadrah from Tufawi, and Tufawi from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a hadith similar in meaning to this. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
We are hearing the mention of Tufawi only in this hadith; we do not even know his name. The hadith of Isma’il bin Ibrahim is «اتم» (complete) and «اطول» (lengthy) 2.
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2787
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، المشكاة (4443) ، مختصر الشمائل (188) ، الرد على الكتانى ص (11)
Hadith Takhrij «انظر ماقبلہ (حسن)»
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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