The Meaning of His Statement (peace and blessings be upon him): "I have been made to love from your worldly life..."

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Question:
This is a questioner for the program who says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

I have been made to love from your worldly life three things: fragrance, women, and I have made the delight of my eyes in prayer

حبب لي من دنياكم ثلاث: الطيب، والنساء، وجعلت قرة عيني في الصلاة

And my question, Your Eminence, the Shaykh, regarding the fragrance: Is this fragrance what is known in our present time, such as oud oil or incense?

Answer:
The hadith does not contain three things:

I have been made to love from your worldly life women, and fragrance, and I have made the delight of my eyes in prayer

حبب إلي من دنياكم النساء، والطيب، وجعلت قرة عيني في الصلاة

Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:849

Because prayer is not from the worldly life. Adding "three" is an error by some of the narrators. The correct version is that the hadith states (peace and blessings be upon him):

I have been made to love from your worldly life women, and fragrance, and I have made the delight of my eyes in prayer

حبب إلي من دنياكم النساء، والطيب، وجعلت قرة عيني في الصلاة

Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:849

And prayer is from the religion, not from the worldly life.
And fragrance is everything that has a pleasant smell: oud oil, rose oil, amber, and so on. Incense is fragrance. It is not restricted to anything specific. Whatever has a pleasant scent is called fragrance. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, may the Shaykh be respected.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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