The Ruling on Women Going Out Perfumed

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says — or asks — about the ruling on women going out perfumed.

Answer:
It is not permissible. This is a type of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). Zina has types: zina of the private parts, and may Allah protect us from that, which is the great sin; zina of the gaze, where the one who looks commits zina with his eyes; and zina of perfume, where the one who perfumes herself commits zina. So it is not permissible for her to do that, because this attracts people to her; they look at her, smell her perfume, and the open sinner covets her. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning, in clothes that are not adornment, not perfumed, and not wearing perfume. Yes. So if she wants to go out, she does not wear clothes of adornment; if she wears them, she becomes a woman displaying her adornment (tabarruj), and she does not perfume herself. Yes.