الطِّيبُ

PERFUME

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2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who perfumes himself for Allah, most High, will be raised on the Day of Resurrection, smelling more fragrant than sweet musk, whereas he who perfumes himself for other than Allah will be raised on the Day of Resurrection smelling more putrid than a corpse.’
[al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 8, p. 105]

3– Anas b. Malik narrated, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) never used to refuse perfume when he was gifted it.’
[Sunan al-Nasa’i, v. 8, p. 189]

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Perfume is an amulet
[on one’s person].’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 400]

5– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Putting perfume is a practice of the messengers.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 510, no. 2]

6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) used to spend more on perfume than he did on food.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 512, no. 18]

7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever perfumes himself first thing in the morning has his intellect
[working] with him till nightfall.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 510, no. 7]

8– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Man should not leave one day without perfuming himself, and if he is not able to do that, then he should perfume himself every other day, and if he cannot do that, then he should do so every Friday without fail.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, no. 4]

9– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Putting perfume is a noble characteristic of the prophets.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, no. 1]

10– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Perfumes suitable for women are those that have a visible colour and a subtle fragrance and perfumes suitable for men have a distinct fragrance and a transparent colour.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 512, no. 17]

11– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Any woman who perfumes herself and goes out among people intending for them to smell her fragrance is an adulteress.’
[Sunan al-Nasa’i, v. 8, p. 153]