Ruling on a woman applying perfume when she goes out
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Q: The sister: N. M. S. - from Casablanca in Morocco, she says in her question:
Is it permissible for a woman to apply perfume if she wants to go to school, the hospital, or to visit relatives and neighbors?
A: It is permissible for her to apply perfume if her going out is to a women’s gathering where she does not pass by men on the way. However, it is not permissible for her to go out with perfume to markets where there are men; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 4175Sahih (Al-Albani), and other narrations that have come regarding this.
And because her going out with perfume on the path of men and in men’s gatherings -such as mosques- is among the causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Also, she must cover herself and be cautious of tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment); because of the saying of He, Exalted and Majestic is He: [Surat al-Ahzab: 33]. And among tabarruj is displaying the charms and beauties; such as the face, the head, and others. And success is from Allah.
Is it permissible for a woman to apply perfume if she wants to go to school, the hospital, or to visit relatives and neighbors?
A: It is permissible for her to apply perfume if her going out is to a women’s gathering where she does not pass by men on the way. However, it is not permissible for her to go out with perfume to markets where there are men; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If a woman fumigates herself with perfume, she must not attend the night prayer with us.
أيما امرأة أصابت بخورًا فلا تشهدن معنا العشاءAnd because her going out with perfume on the path of men and in men’s gatherings -such as mosques- is among the causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Also, she must cover herself and be cautious of tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment); because of the saying of He, Exalted and Majestic is He:
And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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