Can it be inferred from the statement of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): (with the best perfume he finds) that a person should buy perfume even if it is expensive?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I say, can it be inferred from the statement of 'A'ishah: meaning that a person should buy perfume even if its price is high...?
The Shaykh : No, he did not say "with the best that exists," but "with the best we find," meaning the best we have to perfume ourselves with. And there is no doubt that perfume, no matter how much you buy, if it is expensive and it is good perfume, it is not extravagance, except for a man of little means, in whose case we might say it is extravagance. But for a person whom Allah has provided for, there is no doubt that the better the perfume, the better it is. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The hadith preceding this...
The Shaykh : Yes, Ahmad?
I used to perfume the Prophet with the best perfume we found
كنت أطيب النبي بأطيب ما نجدThe Shaykh : No, he did not say "with the best that exists," but "with the best we find," meaning the best we have to perfume ourselves with. And there is no doubt that perfume, no matter how much you buy, if it is expensive and it is good perfume, it is not extravagance, except for a man of little means, in whose case we might say it is extravagance. But for a person whom Allah has provided for, there is no doubt that the better the perfume, the better it is. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The hadith preceding this...
The Shaykh : Yes, Ahmad?