The ruling on a woman wearing perfume when going out and riding with the driver
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, this woman from Makkah al-Mukarramah went to a wedding. When she entered, she put on perfume, and the scent remained on her clothes. When the wedding ended, she went to her house with the driver. After that, she took a bath. Is what she did permissible, or what is required of her?
Answer:
She committed two forbidden acts. The first forbidden act is riding with the driver alone. This is not permissible. This is a forbidden seclusion. It is not permissible for a woman to ride with a driver who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for her, alone. What
The second sin is wearing perfume when going out. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade women from using perfume when going out. He described the woman who wears perfume when she goes out so that the scent spreads and people smell the perfume from her as an adulteress, meaning that she is a sinner. This is because adultery differs: there is adultery of the private parts, there is adultery of the eye, and there is adultery of the limbs. In any case, this is a forbidden matter. It is not permissible for her to wear perfume when going out. Rather, she should go out covered and in clothes that are not adornment,[Al-Ahzab 33:33], meaning she should not adorn herself with clothing, jewelry, or anything else that attracts attention to the woman. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
He says: Shaykh, this woman from Makkah al-Mukarramah went to a wedding. When she entered, she put on perfume, and the scent remained on her clothes. When the wedding ended, she went to her house with the driver. After that, she took a bath. Is what she did permissible, or what is required of her?
Answer:
She committed two forbidden acts. The first forbidden act is riding with the driver alone. This is not permissible. This is a forbidden seclusion. It is not permissible for a woman to ride with a driver who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for her, alone. What
No man is to be alone with a woman except with her husband and the one who is her mahram.
خلا رجل بامرأة إلا كان خالدا ومشيطا.The second sin is wearing perfume when going out. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade women from using perfume when going out. He described the woman who wears perfume when she goes out so that the scent spreads and people smell the perfume from her as an adulteress, meaning that she is a sinner. This is because adultery differs: there is adultery of the private parts, there is adultery of the eye, and there is adultery of the limbs. In any case, this is a forbidden matter. It is not permissible for her to wear perfume when going out. Rather, she should go out covered and in clothes that are not adornment,
and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance
وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/169 — archive.org (16:33)
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