Hadith 962

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، " أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّيْتِ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ غَيْرِ الْمُقَتَّتِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : الْمُقَتَّتُ الْمُطَيَّبُ ، . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، فِي فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ ، وَرَوَى عَنْهُ النَّاسُ .
´Ibn Umar narrated:` "The Prophet would apply oil that is not scented (Ghair Muqattat) while he was a Muhrim."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الحج عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 962
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: (962) إسناده ضعيف / جه 3083, فرقد السبخي :ضعيف من جھة حفظه، ضعفه الجمھور وفي التحرير (5384) : ” ضعيف “ والحديث صوابه موقوف كما فى صحيح البخاري (1538)
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/المناسک 88 (3083) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 7060) (ضعیف الإسناد) (سند میں فرقد سبخی لین الحدیث اور کثیر الخطاء راوی ہںذ) (وأخرجہ صحیح البخاری/الحج18 (1537) موقوفا علی ابن عمر وہو أصح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: 1؎ :
From this hadith, it is understood that for a person in the state of ihram, it is permissible to apply olive oil in which there is no mixture of fragrance.
However, the hadith is weak.
Note:

(In the chain of narration, Farqad Sabkhi is a weak narrator and is frequently mistaken) (It has also been narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih, Book of Hajj 18 (1537), as a mawquf narration from Ibn Umar, and that is more authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 962
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The aforementioned narration is considered weak in its chain of transmission (isnad) according to most researchers; however, the same matter is established in Sahih al-Bukhari from Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu in a mawquf (companion-stopped) form. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Chapter: Perfume at the time of Ihram, Hadith: 1537)

Thus, in the state of ihram, it is permissible to use such oil in which there is no mixture of fragrance or similar substances, whereas it is prohibited to apply perfume or perfumed oil while in the state of ihram.

However, before entering into ihram, it is also permissible to use perfume and similar substances, as narrated from Aisha radi Allahu anha that she applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam before he entered into ihram.

For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: Volume 8 / 400, 402)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3083