A discussion regarding saffron.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. I have a question about saffron: if one drinks it with coffee, or like rose water, which is placed with some beverages.
The Shaykh : And likewise, rose water.
The questioner : But, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, the prohibition mentioned in the texts applies to perfuming and drinking, or placing it in food, which is not called perfuming.
The Shaykh : But it is called using perfume, using the fragrance. Then this fragrance clings to the lips, and if a person has a mustache, it clings to the mustache.
The questioner : If one person sips it, sips it.
The Shaykh : This is a matter for consideration. For example, if someone brought me some and I drank it until it settled in the stomach, and then poured coffee containing saffron over it, this is a matter for consideration. Do we say that the man did not perfume himself, as Waleed said last night, or do we say this is an effort, and from this we conclude that we cut off what he drank and he does not return to it?
The questioner: Is leaving it off a matter of precaution, or is the prohibition explicit?
The Shaykh : I see that it is explicit that it is not permissible at all, unless it is cooked until the smell is gone.
The Shaykh : And likewise, rose water.
The questioner : But, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, the prohibition mentioned in the texts applies to perfuming and drinking, or placing it in food, which is not called perfuming.
The Shaykh : But it is called using perfume, using the fragrance. Then this fragrance clings to the lips, and if a person has a mustache, it clings to the mustache.
The questioner : If one person sips it, sips it.
The Shaykh : This is a matter for consideration. For example, if someone brought me some and I drank it until it settled in the stomach, and then poured coffee containing saffron over it, this is a matter for consideration. Do we say that the man did not perfume himself, as Waleed said last night, or do we say this is an effort, and from this we conclude that we cut off what he drank and he does not return to it?
The questioner: Is leaving it off a matter of precaution, or is the prohibition explicit?
The Shaykh : I see that it is explicit that it is not permissible at all, unless it is cooked until the smell is gone.