Significance of perfume in islam and to the humanity in general

A Gift:
The Significance of Perfume in Islam
And To the Humanity in General
&
The Prophet Muhammad and His Connection
To Perfumes
By Abu Dawud Juned Ibn ‘Abdul Dhahir

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A Gift:
The Significance of Perfume in
Islaam
And To the Humanity in General
&
The Prophet Muhammad and His
Connection
To Perfumes
Written & Collected By Abu Dawud Juned Ibn ‘Abdul Dhahir

The Significance of Perfume in Islam And To the Humanity in
General & The Prophet Muhammad and His Connection To
Perfumes
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‫الرحيــــــــم‬ ‫الرحمن‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫بســم‬
Contents
Introduction 5 - 9
The Significance of Perfume in Islam and To the Humanity in
General 10-30
The Prophet Muhammad and His Connection to
Perfumes 31-41
Meaning of some of the terminologies that were used in the
Quran and the Hadeeth about What Is the Meaning of Tib
(Attar, Perfume Oils, Musk Oils…) 42-49
Did you know Tib (Attar, Perfume Oils, Musk Oils…) are Cures
for various Diseases? 50-54
Conclusion 55-65
Bibliography 66-67

‫الرح‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫بســم‬‫الرحيــــــــم‬ ‫من‬
Introduction
َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ف‬ ُ‫هللا‬ ِ‫ه‬ِ‫د‬‫ْــ‬‫ه‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬ُ‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬ُ‫د‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ــح‬َ‫ن‬ ِ َّ ِ‫ّلِل‬ َ‫د‬ْ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ــ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َّ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬
َّ ِ‫ِل‬ َ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ل‬ ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ ُ‫د‬‫ـ‬َ‫ه‬‫ْــ‬‫ش‬َ‫أ‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫ِي‬‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬ْ‫ض‬‫ـ‬ُ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ َّ‫ل‬ ِ‫ـض‬ُ‫م‬
ُ‫د‬ْ‫ب‬‫َـ‬‫ع‬ ‫ًا‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ـ‬ُ‫م‬ َّ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫يك‬ ِ‫َر‬‫ش‬ َ‫ل‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫د‬ْ‫ح‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫هللا‬‫ا‬َّ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ ُ‫ه‬ُ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬
ُ‫د‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ب‬
“Indeed all praise for Allah, We praise Him as He deserves to be
praised, and we seek His Aid. Whoever Allah Guides, he cannot
go astray. And whoever He leads astray, who can guide him. And
I bear witness that there is no Deity worthy of Worship in Truth
except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the slave and
Messenger of Allah.
And thereafter:
‫َى‬‫د‬‫ــ‬ُ‫ه‬ ‫َى‬‫د‬‫ـ‬ُ‫ه‬‫ــ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫ر‬ْ‫ي‬‫ـ‬َ‫خ‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫هللا‬ ُ‫اب‬َ‫ت‬‫ـ‬ِ‫ك‬ ِ‫ث‬‫ْي‬‫د‬َ‫ح‬‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫ر‬ْ‫ي‬‫ـ‬َ‫خ‬ َّ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬َ‫ف‬
َ‫و‬ ‫ـا‬َ‫ه‬‫ـ‬ُ‫ت‬‫ا‬َ‫ث‬َ‫د‬‫ـ‬ْ‫ـح‬ُ‫م‬ ِ‫ور‬ُ‫م‬ُ ْ‫اْل‬ ُّ‫َـر‬‫ش‬َ‫و‬ ٍ‫د‬َّ‫م‬‫ـ‬َ‫ح‬‫ـ‬ُ‫م‬‫ة‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ل‬‫ــ‬َ‫ض‬ ٍ‫ة‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬ِ‫ب‬ ُّ‫ل‬‫ُـ‬‫ك‬
For Indeed the best of narration is the Book of Allah, and the
best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, and the worst of
affairs are the newly invented matters, and every innovation is
misguidance.
It is a great Blessing that Allah has blessed this Nation of
Muhammad with the best of guidance in all of their affairs,
whether it is in how to worship their Lord the Creator, The
Fashioner and The Giver of Sustenance, The King of all Kings, or
in how to deal in the manner that is best suiting to the humanity,
whether they are your foes or your companions from amongst
the whole Creation.

Indeed Islaam has not left a stone unturned in matters that will
bring us benefit or harm in this world and the Hereafter. To the
point that (Translation):
“He left his ummah (nation) on a pure and clear path, whose
night is like its day and none deviates from it except one who is
destroyed. He explained (in this clear path) everything which the
ummah is in need of in all of its affairs (to such an extent) that
A man from among the mushrikoon (pagans) said to Salmaan al-
Farsee (Translation):
"Your Messenger teaches you (so much), even toilet manners."
So Salmaan replied (Translation): "Yes! He has also forbidden us
to face the qiblah (direction of prayer) while passing urine or
excrement or that we clean ourselves with less than three
stones, or that we clean ourselves with the right hand or that we
clean ourselves with dung or bones."
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / Hadeeth – 7 – and also in Saheeh
Muslim / Hadeeth - 262]
This treatise “The significance of Perfume in Islam and to The Humanity in
General & The Prophet Muhammad and His Connection to Perfumes” is a
reality of the fact that even thou perfume is a thing, that is an
extension of our attire, but we see how Islaam has guided us and
shown its significance in our lives, whether we are alive in this
world or we dwell in Paradise (may Allah make us from amongst
them) or we are in a state of wakefulness or in a state of sleep.
And all of this was demonstrated to us in the manners of our
beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), who was
sent as a mercy to the creation and not as a punisher.

Allah, The Ever-Merciful says in the Mighty Qur’aan (Translation):
“And We have not sent you (O Muhammad), except as a Mercy
to the worlds”
[Qur’aan /Surah Al-Anbiyah 21 / Verse 107]
Indeed Islaam is a source that connects our souls, minds and
body to the One that deserves to be Honoured, and Obeyed in all
spheres of our life. You will come to realise, God Willing that it is
a blessing, Allah has given us the sense of smell and taste, by
which we can detect what is good and harmful for us, and what
is desired and undesired, and what is liked and what is disliked.
“How many sold their souls for her, because of her delightful
aroma”
“How many were turned on their heels because of her elegant
perfume aroma”
“How many performed deeds, only by knowing the Greatness of
her adorable Aroma”
“And how many souls grieve after coming to know that her
Fragrance was only a deceiving plot, by which she seduced him”
“And how many find delight in her because of the Aroma within
her”
“For indeed looks, smells and tastes are deceiving to the soul that
is dead”

“Don’t blame me, for my seduction, you were beguiled by my
beauty and charm, you followed my trail of Aroma, by which you
gained your destination”
“So Praise Allah if you attained the Bliss and blame no one except
yourself, if you have not reached the Bliss”
“Keep on trying, for there is still today but don’t know if tomorrow
will come, yesterday is gone never to return”
How amazing is today, from the amazing of affairs, that we have
come to love and like those things that are the opposite to
reality. And we seek refuge with Allaah alone from the evil of our
souls and the evil of our actions. For we live in a time where the
Truth has become falsehood and falsehood has become the
truth. Where the one eyed man is the king in the land of the
blind. Where the general people cannot distinguish the right
from wrong and following of the caprice is in abundance, to the
point, a time will come, when people will have illegal sexual
intercourse like animals. There will be women dressed but in
reality they are naked, to the point that you can describe every
intricate parts of her body, they are seduced and seducing
others.
So beware! O men and women, for no nation is afflicted with
calamity for no other reason than the spread of illegal sexual
intercourse, which violates the rights and honour of other
mothers and fathers in regards to their children.
“How I had high aspiration for you, but I forgot that there is always
a wolf in opposition to you, if you are not seduced by him, then he
will take the form of scorpions, waiting in anticipation that you
may fall in to his traps, all the while I was looking over the snake”

So that been said I hope and ask Allaah alone, The Lord of all
Bounties that He makes this treatise for seeking His Pleasure
alone and that He brings benefit to the one who reads it and
spreads it and to remove the covering of the one that may look
for defects, so as to find guidance. O Allaah! How many have
been guided by your light, while they were trying to put out Your
light, Indeed You are Best of those Who give guidance and
knows Best whom to Guide and whom to mislead and none is
misled except that he went in opposition to You O Allaah.
Written by Abu Dawud Juned Ibn ‘Abdul Dhahir, the one in need
of the Mercy of His Lord, The King of all Kings, The One, The
Mighty, The Irresistible, The Al-Conquering, Allaah! And our end
call is, All Praise is for Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds.
Completed on the:
13th
of April 2015 after Salatul Fajr.
Jumadu Al-Ahkhier 1436

The Significance of Perfume in Islaam and To the
Humanity in General
Narrated from Jaabir (Translation), that the Messenger of Allaah
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ forbade that one should eat onion and garlic,
but when we were overtaken by the like to eat them, we eat
from them. He ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said, ‘Whoever eat from this
tree of foul smelling, he should not come near to our masjid
(mosque), for Indeed the Angels are hurt by that which hurts
the Human.’
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 3008]
We went on till we came to Jabir Ibn ‘Abdillaah in the Masjid
(Mosque) and he was busy in observing prayer in a single
garment which he had joined its two ends. I made my way
through the people till I sat between him and the Qiblah and I
said (Translation):
“May Allaah have Mercy on you. Do you observe prayer in one
single garment on your body whereas your mantle is lying at your
side? He pointed with his hand towards my chest just like this and
he separated his fingers and bent them in the shape of a bow, and
he said: ‘I thought that a fool like you should come to me so that
he should see me as I do and he should then do like it.
(Muhammad) The Messenger of Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ came to
us in this very Masjid and he had in his hand the twig of the palm-
tree and he saw sputum towards the Qiblah (direction in which the
Muslims prays towards Mecca) of the Masjid and he erased it with

the help of the twig. He then came to us and said: ‘Who amongst
you likes that Allaah should turn His Face away from him? We were
afraid. He then said it again: ‘Who amongst you like that Allaah
should turn His Face away from him? We were afraid. He said it
again: ‘Who amongst you like that Allaah should turn His Face
away from him? We said: ‘None of us would like that O Messenger
of Allaah.’ He said: ‘If one from amongst you stands for prayer,
then know that Allaah the Blessed and Exalted is facing him, so let
him not spit in front of him, nor to his right, but he should spit on
his left side beneath his foot and if he is impelled to do so all of a
sudden in spite of himself, he should then spit in his clothes and
fold it in some part of it.’ Then he said: ‘Bring me some fragrance’
a young man who belonged to our family stood up, went and
brought perfume oil in his palm, which the Messenger of Allaah
took and applied it to the end of that twig and then touched the
place where there had been sputum.”
Jabir said (Translation): ‘This is the etiquettes of the Masajid
(Mosques)”
‘Ahyishah narrated (Translation), I heard (Muhammad)
Messenger of Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ saying:
“The (system) of night and day would not end until the people
have taken to the worship of Lat and ‘Uzza. I said ‘O Messenger
of Allaah, Didn’t Allaah reveal:
“He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the Right Guidance,
and the True Religion, so that He may cause it to prevail over all
other religions, through the polytheists are averse to it”
[Surah Tawbah 9 /Verse 33]

That it implies this promise is going to be fulfilled. Thereupon he
said, ‘Indeed it would come out to be like that, as Allaah wills.
Thereafter Allah would send a sweet smelling fragrant wind by
which everyone who has even a mustard grain of faith in Him
would die and those will be left who has no goodness in them,
they would revert to the religion of their forefathers.”
It is narrated by An-Nawwas Ibn Sam’an in a long Hadeeth about
the Ad-Dajjal (Anti-Christ) and the Descending of ‘Isa (Jesus) son
of Maryam (Mary) , that Muhammad the Messenger of Allaah
‫ص‬‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫لى‬ said (Translation):
“…Allah would send a pleasant fragrant aroma wind which
would soothe the people even from under their armpit, and
would take the soul of every Believer (meaning those with strong
faith) and Muslim (meaning who has submitted to the Will of
Allaah but not yet as strong as the Believer). And there would
remain on the earth evil people, and they would commit adultery
and fornication like animals, then the Hour (End of the world) will
come up on them.”
Abu Sa’eed narrated that Ibn Sayyad asked the Prophet
(Muhammad) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ ‘What about the earth of
Paradise? He replied (Translation):
‘It is of fine clear white Musk that is special’
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 2928 /93]

Narrated from Anas Ibn Malik, that (Muhammad) Messenger of
Allaah ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ said (Translation):
“Indeed In Paradise there is a market, you will come there every
Jumu’ah (Friday Congregation), there will be sent a northern wind,
which you will like the fragrant smell of it, which will scatter on
your faces and your clothing and that will increase you in beauty
and charm, and then they will return to their family, after having
increased in beauty and charm, and their family would say: ‘By
Allah! You have increased in beauty and charm after leaving us’,
and they would say: ‘By Allaah! You have also increased in beauty
and charm after we’ve left you’.”
Hammam Ibn Munabbih said, this is what are the Hadeeth
(narrations) Abu Hurayrah narrated from (Muhammad) the
Messenger Of Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ he narrated this Hadeeth
from amongst them, that the Messenger of Allaah ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ said (Translation):
“The first group to pass in to Paradise, their appearance would
be the appearance of the moon in its brightest nights. They
would neither spit nor suffer from catarrh, and nor will have the
need to go to the toilet. And their utensils and their combs will
be of gold and silver. And the fuel of their braziers will be of Aloes
and their sweat will be of Musk. And every one of you would have
two spouses, so beautiful that the marrow of their shanks would
be visible through their flesh. There would be no differences
amongst them and no enmity; their hearts would be like one
heart, glorifying Allaah morning and evening.”
[Narrated In Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 2834 /17]

In another narration is it reported from Abu Hurayrah that
(Muhammad) the Messenger of Allaah‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said
(Translation):
“The first group to pass in to Paradise from my Nation, there
appearance would be like the moon in the brightest of nights.
Then after them to pass in to Paradise would be like the brightest
star in the sky that glitters, then thereafter to pass by would be
like this according to their ranks. They will neither have the need
to excrete nor pass urine, nor will they suffer from catarrh, nor
will they spit. Their combs would be made of gold, and their fuel
of their braziers will be of Aloes wood and their sweat will be of
Musk. Their form will be of the form of one man and their height
will be of their father Adam, sixty cubits.”
[Narrated In Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 2834 / 16]
Abu Hurayrah narrated that (Muhammad) the Messenger of
Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said (Translation):
“Two types of people are from the dwellers of the Fire (Hell),
people possessing whips like the tail of the cow; with it they beat
the people. And those women that are dressed but in reality they
are naked (these are prophecy that have been fulfilled as you see
today, how some of the women dress, even thou they have
clothes on, you can see or describe to details the figure of their
body), they are seduced and seduce others, with their hair up high
like humps. They would not enter Paradise nor will they smell its
Fragrance, and indeed its Fragrances can be smelt or perceived
from the distance of such and such (meaning from very far).”
[Narrated Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 2857 / 52]

Abu Hurayrah narrated that Prophet (Muhammad)
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said (Translation):
“Whoever kills a person who has a pledge, who is a person that is
non-Muslim a protection from Allaah and His Messenger of safety,
will not smell, the Fragrance of Paradise, even thou the Fragrance
can be detected from the distance of seventy years.”
[Narrated in Ibn Majah / Hadeeth 2687 – Authenticated as
Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-Uddin al-Albaani]
‘Abdullah Ibn Shaqiq narrated from Abu Hurayrah said
(Translation):
“When the soul of the Believer is taken out of his body, it is
received by two Angels that take it up (to the heavens).
Hammad (one of the narrators) said (Translation): ‘It leaves with
a sweet Fragrant, like the Fragrant of Musk’.
He said (Translation): And the dwellers of the sky says, ‘Soul that
is good has come from the direction of the earth, May Allaah
mention it with good and also the body that it resides in. And it is
taken to its Lord, The Exalted and The Majestic. Then it is said
(Translation),‘Take it to its end place of rest (the earth).
Then he said (Translation): ‘And indeed if it is a disbeliever’s soul
that is taken – Here Hammad said, ‘it leaves with a foul smell and
with curse upon it’ – The dweller of the sky says, ‘Soul that is foul
has come from the direction of the earth. Then it is said, ‘Take it
to its end place of rest’.
Abu Hurayrah said (Translation), the Messenger of Allaah ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ put a cloth which was with him upon his nose while

making a mention of the soul of a non-believer (because of the
foul smell that will emanate from it).
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth - 2872 /75]
Anas narrated from (Muhammad) the Prophet of Allaah ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ having said (Translation):
“A single endeavour (fighting) in Allaah Cause in the afternoon or
the forenoon is better than the whole of the world and whatever
is in it. A place in Paradise equal to the size of a whip is better than
the whole world and whatever is in it. And if a woman from
amongst the women of Paradise was to appear upon the earth,
she would fill the horizon with light from the beauty of her charm
and her beautiful Fragrant Aroma. And her head scarf (covering)
is better than the whole world and whatever is in it.”
[Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaare / Hadeeth - 6568]
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr narrated that (Muhammad) the Prophet
“My Fountain is a month’s journey in distance, its water is whiter
then milk, and its smell is better than that of Misk, and its drinking
cups are as numerous as the stars in the sky, whoever drinks from
it, will not get thirsty ever again.”

Anas Ibn Malik narrated that (Muhammad) the Prophet ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ said (Translation):
“While I was walking in Paradise, I saw a river, upon the banks of
it there were tents made of hollow pearl. I said: ‘What is this O
Jibreel (Angel Gabriel)?’ He said: ‘This is The Kawthar (River in
Paradise for Prophet Muhammad)’, which your Lord has
bestowed upon you. Then know that its earth is of perfume, which
is of the best Musk.”
Abi Hurayrah narrated from (Muhammad) the Prophet ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ that he said (Translation):
“Every deeds that the son of Adam does is for himself except
Fasting (in Ramadhan), which is for Me and I shall compensate him
for it. The breath of the fasting person is more beloved to Allaah
then the smell of Musk.”
Abi Hurayrah narrated from (Muhammad) the Messenger of
Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ that he said (Translation):
“By Allaah, my soul that is in His Hands! One of you is not wounded
in the Cause of Allaah, and Allaah knows best, who has been
wounded in His Cause, will come on the Day of Judgement, with
his wound the colour of blood, and the smell, will be the smell of
Musk.”

Anas narrated that (Translation):
“My uncle Anas Ibn an-Nadr was absent from the battle of Badr,
he said (Translation): ‘O Messenger of Allaah! I was absent from
the first battle you fought against the pagans. Indeed if Allaah lets
me to witness another battle against the pagans, Allaah will see
how courageously I will fight. On the day of the battle of Uhud
when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said: ‘O Allaah! I
apologize to you for what these have done (meaning his
companions), and I free myself from what these pagans have
done. Then he proceeded towards Sa’d Ibn Mu’adh, and said
(Translation), ‘O Sa’d Ibn Mu’adh! Paradise by the Lord of an-Nadr,
Indeed I smell its Fragrance coming from ahead of Uhud (this is a
name of a mountain in Madina).
Sa’d said (Translation): ‘O Messenger of Allaah! I cannot archive
what he has archived.’ Anas said; ‘We found him with more than
eighty wounds made by swords, spears and arrows on his body,
he was dead and his body was mutilated amongst the bodies of
the pagans and none of us except his sister could recognize him
by his fingers.’ Anas said; ‘we were sure and of no doubt, that
indeed this Verse was revealed concerning him and his likes
(Translation):
“Among the Believers are men who have been true to their
covenant with Allaah’ to the end of the Verse.’”
[Surah Ahzab /Verse 23] [Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaare /
Hadeeth - 2805]

Did you know that there is sweetness to faith and anything that is
sweet the soul Finds delight in its sweetness like the taste of
oranges along with it nice Aroma, which if one has the following
three characteristics would taste its sweetness, as it is narrated by
Anas from the Prophet (Muhammad) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ that he said
(Translation):
“Three, whoever has them in him, would taste the sweetness of
faith. Whoever loves Allaah and His Messenger more then
everything. And a person does not love someone except that he
loves that person for the sake of Allaah. And whoever hates to
revert back to disbelief, just as he would hate to be thrown in to
the Fire of Hell.”
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Book of Faith / Hadeeth - 43-67]
Anas narrated (Translation):
“I have not touched any silk or cloth that was softer then the palm
of the Prophet (Muhammad) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ and I have not smelt
a better fragrance ever or ever known, then the fragrance that
emanated from the sweat of the Prophet (Muhammad).”

Al-Haarith al-Asha’ari narrated that the prophet (Muhammad)
“Allah ordered (the Prophet) Yahya Ibn Zakariyah (John son of
Zakariyah) to do five things and to pass the order on to the
Children of Israel so that they would do them too. Yahya was a
little slow to pass on those commands, so ‘Esaa (Jesus) said to him
(Translation), ‘Either you command them or I will.’ Yahya replied
(Translation), ‘I fear if you command them first that I might be
tortured or destroyed.’
Yahya then gathered the people in Baytil Maqdis (Jerusalem) until
the masjid (mosque) was full, and the people had to sit on the
balconies. He said (Translation):
‘Allaah has ordered me to act upon five commands and to order
you to act upon them.
1st
: Is to worship Allaah alone and to associate no one with Him (in
your worship). The similitude of the one who associates others
with Allaah is like a man who bought a slave with his money and
paid with gold and silver. The man then said to the servant, ‘this is
my estate, and this is the land that I want you to cultivate. Work it
and pay me what is due to me’. However the slave paid the
earnings to someone other than his master. Would any of you be
pleased with such a slave?
2nd
: Allaah commanded you to pray, when you pray you should not
look around, because Allaah is looking at His slave and Facing him
as long as he is not looking in a different direction.
3rd
: And I command you with fasting, and Indeed the similitude is
the example of a man in a mob carrying a bag that has Musk in it.
Everyone around him likes the smell of the Musk. And Indeed the
smell of the fasting person is better with Allaah than the smell of
Musk.

4th
: And I order you to give charity. And indeed the similitude of
this, is the example of a man who was captured by the enemy,
they chain his hands up to his neck and were set to execute him.
He said to them that he would pay them anything as a ransom.
They took the money and freed him.
5th
: And order you to remember Allah. And indeed this is similar to
the example of a man who was chased by the enemy until he
reached a fortified fortress and sheltered himself in it. Similarly like
this the slave (of Allaah) cannot protect himself from the shaytaan
(devil) except by the Remembrance of Allaah.
The Prophet (Muhammad) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ further said
(Translation),
‘I order you with five; Allaah has ordered me with them:
1st
: Hear and obey (the rulers in that which they order you with
obedience to Allah and there is no hearing and obeying in
disobedience to Allah).
2nd
: To perform Jihad (means fighting or striving to overcome
one’s own caprice that leads you to disobedience to Allaah, to
fight against those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger).
3rd
: To migrate to the land of the Muslims
4th
: And to stick to the main body of the Muslims
5th
: He who breaks of from the main body of the Muslims by a
hands span has taken off from his neck the collar of Islaam, except
if he returns.

And whoever calls with the call of Jaahileeyah (Days of Ignorance),
then indeed he is from the pebbles of the Hell-Fire. A man said
(Translation), ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Even if he prays and fasts?
He said (Translation), ‘Even if he prays and fasts. So let your call be
to Allaah, for He has called you Muslim (one submitted to the Will
of Allaah), Believer (the one who is strong in faith with certainty),
worshippers of Allaah.
[Narrated in Sunan at-Tirmidhi / Hadeeth - 2863 – Authenticated as
Hadeeth Saheeh (meaning that which is authentically narrated
from the Prophet Muhammad) by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-uddin
al-Albaani]
Abu Musa al-Asha’ari narrated that (Muhammad) the Messenger
of Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said (Translation):
“The similitude of a Believer that reads the Quran is like Atrunja (a
citrus Fruit, like Oranges), it has a very nice fragrant and tastes
good. And the similitude of the Believer that does not read the
Quran is like a date-fruit, it has no fragrant but it taste sweet. And
the similitude of the Hypocrite that reads the Quran is like basil, it
has a good fragrant but it is bitter. And the similitude of the
Hypocrite that does not read the Quran is like a colocynth, it has a
bad fragrant and it is bitter.”
[Narrated in Sunan at-Tirmidhi / Hadeeth - 2865 – Authenticated as
Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-uddin al-Albaani]

Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ (Translation) was sending a delegation of
many people. He asked each one to recite what they had
memorized of the Quran. Each recited what he knew, and then the
youngest one of them approached and was asked, ‘What have you
memorized of the Quran?’ He said (Translation), ‘I have so and so
surah and surah Al-Baqarah’ He said (Translation), ‘you have
memorized surah Al-Baqarah?’ he said, ‘Yes’. He said (Translation),
‘Go you are their leader. Then a respected man from amongst
them said; ‘By Allaah! Nothing prevented me from memorizing
and learning surah Al-Baqarah except that I feared I would not be
able to carry out its commands. The Messenger of Allaah ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ said (Translation):
“Learn /Study the Quran and recite it, for indeed the similitude of
the Quran to the one who learns it and recites it and stands with it
(in prayer) is that of a sac filled with Musk, its smell fills up the
whole place with it fragrance. And the similitude of the one who
learns it and sleeps with it is like a sac sealed with musk in it.”
[Narrated in Sunan at-Tirmidhi / Hadeeth - 2876 – Authenticated
as Hadeeth Da’eef (meaning this narration is not authentically
narrated from the Prophet Muhammad. It is only used here as an
extension to the rest of the authentic narrations) by Imaam
Muhammad Nasir-uddin al-Albaani]
Anas narrated that (Muhammad) the Messenger of Allaah ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ said (Translation):
“The similitude of the Believer who reads the Quran is the
similitude of a citrus fruit (like an orange), the Fragrant Aroma of
it is good and it tastes good. And the similitude of the Believer who
does not read the Quran is the similitude of the date fruit, which is
sweet in taste but has no smell.

And the similitude of the wicked person that does not read the
Quran is that of the colocynth which tastes bitter and which has
no smell. And the similitude of sitting in the company of the
righteous is that of the Musk Seller, Even thou he might not give
you some (for free) but the least is that you will receive the nice
Smell from him. And the similitude of sitting with the unrighteous
is that of the Blacksmith with his bellows, Even thou you might not
get the black soot on you, the least is that you would be affected
by the smoke.”
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / Hadeeth - 2876 – Authenticated
as Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-uddin al-Albaani]
Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said (Translation):
“Whoever learns knowledge, which is not sought for seeking the
Face of Allaah, The Exalted and The Glorified, but that he learns it
in order to gain some worldly benefits thereby, will not smell the
Fragrant Aroma of Paradise on the Day of Judgement.”
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / Hadeeth - 3664 – Authenticated
as Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-uddin al-Albaani]
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-‘As, said, the Messenger of Allaah ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ said (Translation),
“My Hawd (Fountain) is so large that is takes a month’s journey to
cross. All its sides are equal in length. And its water is whiter than
sliver (and in another transmission it is narrated, ‘It’s water is
whiter than milk), and the fragrant of its perfume is of Musk.

And its drinking vessels are numerous as the stars in the sky.
Whoever drinks from it will never be thirsty thereafter ever.”
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth 2292 / Baab (Door /Chapter)
‘About the Fountain of the Prophet and its Characteristics’ / Kitab
ul Fadaail]
Al-Baraa’ Ibn ‘Aazib narrated (Translation),
“We went out with the Messenger of Allaah ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ with
the funeral of a man from the Ansaar and we came to the grave
and the niche in the side of the grave had not been dug out yet, so
the Messenger of Allaah sat and we sat around him as if we had
birds upon our heads (illustrating that everyone was silent and no
movements that a bird could have sat on our heads) and in his
hand he had a stick with which he was striking the ground. Then
he raised his head and said (Translation):
‘Seek refuse with Allaah from the Punishment of the Grave.’ two
or three times. Then he said, ‘When the Believing slave is departing
this world and going to the Hereafter, Angels with white faces, as
if their faces were the sun, descends upon him. With them is a
shroud from the shrouds of Paradise and Perfume for embalming
from the Perfumes of Paradise. So they sit away from him at a
distance the eye can see and then the Angel of Death (Peace be
upon him) comes and sits by his head and says, ‘O good soul, come
out to the forgiveness from Allaah and His good Pleasure.’ He said,
‘So it comes out just as a drop flows out from the mouth of the
drinking vessel, and he takes it, but does not leave it in his hand
even for the blink of an eye until they take it and place it in that
shroud and that Perfume, and there comes out from him a smell
like that of the Best Musk found upon the face of the Earth.’ He
said, ‘So they ascend with it (the soul) and they do not pass by any
group of Angels except that they say, ‘Who is this good and pure
soul? So they reply, ‘So and so, son of so and so’ with the best of

his names which he used be called by in this world until they come
with him to the lowest Heaven and ask that it be opened for him,
so it is opened for him, so they accompany him through every
Heaven to the next one until he is taken up to the seventh Heaven,
and Allaah, The Al-Mighty, The Magnificent, says, ‘Write the record
of my slave in the ‘Illiyyun (Highest place in Paradise according to
his deeds) and return him to the earth to be joined with his body
(in the grave).’
So then two Angels come to him and make him sit up. Then they
say, ‘Who is your Lord? So he will say, ‘My Lord is Allaah.’ So they
will say, ‘What is your Deen (Religion / what belief did you up hold
and worship)? So he will say, ‘My Deen is Islam (Submission to
Allaah, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth and everything in it).’
So they say, ‘Who is this man who was sent amongst you? So he
will say, ‘He is the Messenger of Allaah.’ So they say, ‘How did you
come to know that? So he will say, ‘I read the Book of Allaah, and
Believed in it and attested to it.’ So a caller will call from Heaven,
‘Indeed My servant has spoken the Truth, so spread a place for
him in Paradise, and open a door to Paradise for him.’ He said, ‘So
some of its Fragrant Aroma and scent comes to him and his grave
is extended as far as the eye can see.’ He said, ‘A person with a
handsome face, beautiful clothes and having a nice fragrant
Aroma comes to him and says, ‘Receive good new which will
please you. This is the Day which you were promised.’ So he says
to him, ‘Who are you? Since your face appears to signify well.’ So
he says, ‘I am your righteous deeds.’ He therefore says, ‘O Lord,
establish the Last Hour, O Lord establish the Last Hour, so that I
may return to my family and wealth.’
But when the Disbelieving slaves soul is leaving this world and
going onto the Hereafter, Angels with black faces descends upon
him, with them are coarse sack-clothes, and they sit at a distance
from him as far as the eyes can see. Then the Angel of Death
(Peace be upon him) comes and sits by his head and says, ‘O foul
soul, come out to Allah’s Displeasure and Anger.’ So the soul
spreads throughout the body, so he drags it out just as a pronged

roasting fork is pulled through wool. So he takes it, but does not
leave it in his hand for the blink of an eye until they put it in those
coarse sack-cloths. Then there comes from him an offensive
stench like that of the foulest smelling corpse rotting upon the
face of the Earth. So they ascend with it (the soul) and they do not
pass by any group of Angels except that they say, ‘What is this foul
smell?’ So they say, ‘So and so, son of so and so.’ Calling him with
the ugliest names which he used to be called with in this world,
until they come with him to the lowest Heaven and ask permission
to enter, and it is not opened for him.’ The Messenger of Allaah
then recited (Translation):
“…For them the gates of Heaven will not be opened, and they will
not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the
needle (which is impossible).” [Surah Al-A’raaf 7 / Verse 40]
So Allaah, The Al-Mighty, The Magnificent, says, ‘Write his record
in the Sijjin (lowest place in Hell according to his deeds) within the
lowest earth.’ Then his soul is flung down, and he recited
(Translation):
“…And whoever worships other than Allaah, it is as if he had fallen
from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had
thrown him to a far off place.” [Surah Hajj 22 / Verse 31]
So his soul is returned to his body and two Angels come and make
him sit up. Then they will say to him, ‘Who is your Lord?’ So he will
say, ‘Ah Ah, I do not know.’ So they will say to him, ‘What is your
Deen?’ So he will say, ‘Ah, Ah, I do not know.’ So they will say to
him, ‘Who is this man who was sent amongst you?’ So he will say,
‘Ah, Ah, I do not know.’ So a caller will call from Heaven, ‘You have
lied so spread a place for him in the Fire (of Hell), and open a door
to the Fire for him.’ So some of its heat and scorching air comes
upon him, and his grave in constricted to the extent that his ribs
interlace, and a man with ugly face, dishevelled clothing and
smelling offensively comes to him and says, ‘Receive news of that
which will grieve you, this is the Day which you were promised.’ So

he will say, ‘Who are you? Your face is ugly and seems to signify
evil.’ So he will say, ‘I am your evil deeds.’ So he will say, ‘O Lord,
Do not establish the Last Hour.’”
[Narrated in Saheeh ul Jaami’ / The Hadeeth is Authentic as comes
in the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and others]
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr narrated that I saw (Muhammad) the
Messenger of Allaah performing the Tauwaf (Circulating) the
Ka’bah and he said (Translation):
“How sanctified you are, and How Sanctified is your Aroma, and
How Great you are, and How Great is your Sanctuary! By Allaah,
Who holds the soul of Muhammad in His Hand! The sacredness of
the Believer (who believes in Allaah and worships Him) with Allaah
is Greater than your Sanctity! As well as his wealth and his Blood.”
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Adi Ibn al-Hamraa said, I saw (Muhammad) the
Messenger of Allaah, riding upon his she-camel at al-Hazwari (a
place in Makkah) and said (Translation):
“By Allah! Indeed you are the Best of the Land upon the earth of
Allah. And the Dearest of land to me. And by Allah! I would not
have left you, if I was not forced out (by these pagans).”
[Narrated in Ibn Majah / Hadeeth 3108 – Authenticated as Hadeeth
Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-Uddin al-Albani]

Allaah the Ever-Merciful says in the Mighty Qur’aan (Translation):
“It is a written Book; It is witnessed only by those who are nearest
(to Allaah). Indeed the righteous will be in Bliss. Reclining on high
couches, looking at each other. In their faces you see the
brightness of Bliss. They are given to drink sealed pure juice (of
pure Wine). The seal of which is Musk, for that let all those, who
wants to strive, strive (for this Bliss). And this Juice is mixed with
Tasmin, this Tasmin is a spring from which drink those who are
nearest to Allaah.”
[Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83/Verse 20-28]
Ibn Kathir mentions in his Great book of Tafsir (Exegesis of The
Mighty Qur’aan) Al-Qur’aan ul ‘Adhim, the meaning of
(Translation):
“The seal of which is Musk”
Consider here the difference between the harmful wine of this
world, and the pure, undiluted and sweet wine of Paradise in the
Hereafter. The more one drinks of it, the more he comes to have
the smell of Musk, unlike the wine of this world, whose drinker is
famous for whatever foul, disgusting, offensive smell is detected
in him. According to Ibn ‘Abbas, Allaah Al-Mighty will sweeten the
wine for them, and the Musk is the last thing to be added to it, with
which it is sealed. This kind of wine will be mixed up with a sweeter
drink known as Tasnim, the best of the drinks which the
inhabitants of Paradise will ever have, from whose spring only
those nearest to Allaah drink as pure and clean, with no mixture,
unlike others of the people of Paradise, such as the righteous, to
them it will be mixed up with other kinds of drink (of Paradise).
[Tafsir Ibn Kathir / Surah Al-Mutaffifin / Verse – 26]

Allaah the Ever-Merciful says in the Mighty Qur’aan (Translation):
“Go with my shirt and lay it on my father’s face. He will recover his
sight, and bring me all your family. When the caravan left (Egypt)
their father said, ‘Indeed I can smell the Aroma of Yusuf (Joseph).
Even thou might call me mad! They said, ‘By Allaah! You are still in
your old error (that Yusuf is still alive). And when the bearer of the
glad tidings came, he threw the shirt on Yacob’s (Jacob’s) face, by
which he regained his sight. Then he said, ‘Did I not tell you that I
know from Allaah what you do not know.”
[Surah Yusuf 12 /Verse 93-96]
Ibn Kathir mentions in his Great book of Tafsir (Exegesis of The
Mighty Qur’aan) Al-Qur’aan ul ‘Adhim, the meaning of above
verses (Translation):
“We said earlier that Yacob’s (Jacob) eyes became white
(meaning he turned to be blind) because of his excessive weeping
over Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother (Banjiman). Being informed
of that, Yusuf ordered his brethren to take his shirt and go with it
to throw over the face of his father, so that he would recover and
restore his sight. He also ordered them to come to him together
with his father and all of Yacob’s offspring’s. Yacob, who knew
from Allaah what others knew not, in view of his Prophet hood,
and said to those who remained with him from amongst his sons
that he could Smell the Presence of Yusuf no matter they might
think of him as too weak-minded and old to know the reality of
things, and this was just their opinion when they replied to him
that he was still in his old error (because of his great love he had
for Yusuf, he never forgot him). However, this was a harsh reply
to their father, which was not befitting to a son to say to his father,
nor for anyone to say to Allah’s Prophet.”
[Tafsir Ibn Kathir / Surah Yusuf / Verse – 93-96]

The Prophet Muhammad and His Connection to Perfumes
1. Did you know that a person should use the best Attar, Perfume
oils, Essential Oils, Musk oils that are available?
Imaam al-Bukhaare (may Allaah have mercy on his soul) bring a
chapter in his Saheeh al-Bukhaare (which is one of the most
authentic Book in Islaam in narrating the sayings of Prophet
Muhammad) (Translation) “What kind of scent is recommended”
and in there he brings the Hadeeth (narration) that is narrated by
‘Ahyishah that she said (Translation):
“I used to perfume the prophet (Muhammad, peace be upon him)
before his assuming the state of Ihram (this is the clothing that is
worn when performing pilgrim), with the best scent available.”
[Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaare / H5928]
2. Did you know that the Prophet Muhammad used to apply Tib
(attar, perfume oil, essential oil, musk oil) to his head and beard?
The sunnah (method) of applying attar, perfume oils, oil
fragrances, musk oil as Imaam al-Bukhaare brings a chapter
(Translation) “To apply scent to the head and beard” and in there
he brings the Hadeeth of ‘Ahyishah the mother of the believers
that she said (Translation):

“I used to perfume Allah’s Messenger (Muhammad, peace be upon
him) with the best scent available till I saw the shine of the scent on
his head and beard.”
3. Did you know that it is sunnah to use attar, perfume oil, essential
oil, oil fragrances, musk oil specially for Friday (Jum’ah) and for
all other occasions and its great reward?
Imaam an-Nawawi brings a chapter in his Riyad-us-Saliheen
(Translation) “Etiquette of attending company and sitting with
companions” and in there he brings a Hadeeth narrated by Salman
al-Farisi that (Muhammad) the Messenger of Allaah (peace be
upon him) said (Translation):
“If a man takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself thoroughly, uses
oil and perfume which is available in the house, sets forth for the
Masjid, does not sit between two people by force, offers the
prayer that is prescribed for him and listens to the Imaam without
speaking, his sins between this Friday and the previous Friday will
be forgiven.”
[Narrated in Riyad-us- Saliheen / V1/ H828 / Authenticated
Likewise Imaam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani (may Allaah have mercy
on his soul) bring a chapter in his Sunan (These are likewise the
books of narrations from Prophet Muhammad) (Translation) “It
is Recommended to wear Tib (attar, perfume oil, essential oil,
musk oil)” using as proof the same above Hadeeth as used by
Imaam an-Nawawi.

4. Did you know that the companions of the Prophet Muhammad
never refused Tib (attar, perfume oils, essential oil, musk oils)?
Imaam al-Bukhaare brings a chapter in his Saheeh al-Bukhaare
(Translation) “Those who never refused Tib” and in there he
brings the Hadeeth narrated by Thumama bin ‘Abdullah that he
said (Translation):
“Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) never used to refuse Tib
(attar, perfume oils, oil fragrances, musk oils) and used to say that
the Prophet (Muhammad, peace be upon him) never used to
refuse (a gift of) scent.”
5. Did you know that the Prophet Muhammad never used to refuse
attar, perfume oil, essential oil, musk oil?
Imaam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani (may Allaah have mercy on his soul)
brings a chapter in his Sunan (Translation) “Refusing Tib” and in
there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah that
(Muhammad) the Prophet (peace be upon him) said (Translation):
“Whoever is given Tib (attar, perfume oil, oil fragrances, musk oil),
he should not refuse it, because it has a good smell and it is light
to carry.”
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / V4 / H4172 / Authenticated

6. Did you know that the Prophet Muhammad had containers for
Attar, Perfume oils, Essential oils, Musk oils?
Imaam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani bring a chapter in his Sunan
(Translation) “It is recommended to wear Tib (Attar, Perfume oil,
Oil Fragrances, Musk oils)” and in there he brings the Hadeeth
narrated by Anas bin Malik that he said (Translation):
“The Prophet (Muhammad, peace be upon him) had a sukkah (a
container) from which he would apply Tib.”
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / V4 / H4162 / Authenticated
7. Did you know that there is a difference in smell and colour for
Attar, Perfume oils, Oil Fragrances, Musk oils that are for men
and those for women?
Imaam an-Nasaa’i brings a chapter in his Sunan (Translation)
“The Difference between Tib for Men and those for Women”
and in there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah
that (Muhammad) the Prophet (peace be upon him) said
(Translation):
“The Tib (attar, perfume oils, oil fragrances, musk oils) for men is
that whose scent is apparent while its colour is hidden (dark), and
the Taib for women is that whose colour is apparent, while its
scent is hidden.”
[Narrated in Sunan an-Nasaa’i / V6 / H5121/ Authenticated

8. Did you know that there are certain perfumes that are not
permissible for women?
“Those perfumes that are undesirable for the women” and in
there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by al-Asha’ari, that
(Muhammad) the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said
(Translation):
“Those women that apply perfume and come upon the people,
who can detect the aroma of her perfume, then she (as if) is a
fornicator.”
[Narrated in Sunan an-Nasaa’i / Kitabul Ziyanah /Chapter 35
/H5126 / Authenticated Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad
Nasir-Uddin al-Albaani]
Ibn Majah brings a chapter in his Sunan (Translation) “Affliction
caused by women” and in there he brings the Hadeeth from Abu
Bakr Ibn Abi Shaybah , from Sufyaan Ibn ‘Uyaanah, from ‘Aasim,
from leader of Abi Rum (and his name is ‘Ubayd), Indeed Abi
Hurayrah met a women who was scented with perfume, who
was going to the masjid, he said (Translation):
“Ya Amat Al-Jabbar (O Servant women of The Compeller (Allah))
where do you intend to go? She said (Translation), ‘To the masjid
(mosque)’ he asked (Translation), ‘and have you applied
perfume?’ she said (Translation), ‘yes’ he said (Translation)
Indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)
saying (Translation):

“If any women applies perfume to her body and then leaves for the
masjid (mosque), no prayer would be accepted from her until she
takes bath (like the bath performed for ritual impurity and
removes the truces of perfume).”
[Narrated in Sunan Ibn Majah / Hadeeth - 4002 / Authenticated
Hadeeth Hasan Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-Uddin al-
Albaani]
It is further narrated by Imaam Abu Dawud in his Sunan on the
authority of ‘Imran Ibn Husaayn that the Prophet (Muhammad)
said (Translation):
“…Know that the Perfume for men is that which has a scent but
no colour and the Perfume for women is that which has colour but
no scent.’
Sa’eed (one of the narrators) said (Translation):
‘Indeed those who carry knowledge said about the perfume of the
women, is that it is when she leaves her house. But indeed when
she is with her husband, she may use perfume lavishly as she
wishes.’”
[Narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud / Hadeeth - 4048 / Authenticated
9. Did you know that women cannot wear perfume when
attending or going to the masjid (Mosque)?
Imaam an-Nasaa’i brings a chapter in his Sunan (Translation) “It
is Forbidden for women to attend the Congregational prayer (in
the Masjid), if she has applied incense aroma” And in there he
brings few Hadeeth, the first narrated by Abu Hurayrah that

(Translation):
“If the woman applied incense aroma, let her not attend with us
the ‘Isha (night) prayer.”
[Sunan an-Nasaa’i / Kitabul Ziyanah /Chapter 37 /H5128 /
Authenticated Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad Nasir-
Uddin al-Albaani]
Second Hadeeth narrated by Zaynab, the wife of ‘Abdullah, that
she said (Translation), that (Muhammad) the Messenger of
Allaah (peace be upon him) said (Translation):
“If one of you (women) attends the congregational ‘Isha (night)
prayer, let her not apply perfume (Taib).”
/H5129 / Authenticated Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad
10. Did you know that it is part of purification for women to use
Perfume to purify herself from menstruation?
Imaam Muslim brings a chapter in his Saheeh (Translation) “Baab
(Chapter/Door) It is Desirable when bathing to purify oneself
from menstruation to apply Musk to the place of bleeding” And
in there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by ‘Ahyishah that
(Translation):

“Asmaa asked the Prophet (Muhammad), ‘How should one take a
bath to purify from menstruation? He said, ‘Take some water for
bathing mixed with the leaves of the lote tree and let her purify
herself. Then let her pour water on her head and rub thoroughly,
that it reaches the roots, then let her pour water on it. Then she
should take a piece of cloth with Musk (Attar, Perfume Oil) in it
and purify herself with it.’
Then Asmaa asked, ‘And how should she purify herself with that
(meaning with the musk on a piece of cloth)?’ He said, ‘Hallow be
Allah! She should purify herself with it.’
Then ‘Ahyishah said in a low tone, that she should apply it to the
place of the remnant of the blood.’ Then she asked, ‘How should
one perform the bath from legally sexual relationship?’ He said,
‘Take water for bathing and purify yourself with it and purify
yourself thoroughly and perform the Ablution. Then pour water on
her head, and rub it that it reaches the roots, and then she should
pour water on it.’ ‘Ahyishah then said,
‘Blessed women are the women of the Ansaar (they were the
people of Madina who helped the Prophet Muhammad from
amongst the men and women), they do not let their shyness
come in between them in learning to understand their
Religion.”
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth 332 – 61]
11. Did you know that a woman has to take a bath to remove the
smell of her fragrance, if she went out perfumed to the masjid?
“The woman has to take a bath to remove her perfume aroma”
And in there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah
that (Muhammad) the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him)
said (Translation):

“If a woman leaves to go to the masjid (mosque) wearing perfume,
then let her take a bath, as she takes a bath for janaba (ceremonial
impurity), to remove the smell of her perfume.”
/H5127/ Authenticated Hadeeth Saheeh by Imaam Muhammad
12. Did you know that Best kinds of Tib (attar, perfume oils, essential
oils) are Musk oils?
“The Best type of Tib (attar, perfume oil, oil fragrances, musk
oils)” and in there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by Abu Sa’eed
al-Khudri that (Muhammad) the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said (Translation):
“A woman from among the Children of Israel took a ring of gold
and filled it with musk.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon
him) said: ‘That is the best kind of Tib (attar, perfume oils,
essential oils, musk oils)’”
[Narrated in Sunan an-Nasaa’i / V6 / H5122 / Authenticated
13. Did you know that one should use Tib or something that is of
good aroma, after answering the call of nature?
Al-Imaam Muslim brings a Baab (Door/Chapter) in his Saheeh
(Translation) “Baab: The manner of Taking a Bath after
performing Legal sexual intercourse” and in there he brings the
Hadeeth narrated by Ibn ‘Abbass, that his aunt Maymunah said
(Translation),

“I placed water near the Messenger of Allaah, so that he may
take a bath, to purify himself from Jaanaba (Legal sexual
intercourse). He washed both palms twice or thrice, thereafter
he placed his hand into the basin, then he pour water over his
private parts and then washed it with his left hand, thereafter he
rubbed his left hand on the earth, and he struck his hand with it
powerfully. Then he performed ablution the way ablution is
performed for Prayers. Then he poured three times on his head
water, then he washed his whole body, then he moved from the
place he was standing, he then washed his feet’s. Then I brought
him a towel and he didn’t take it.”
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim / H317 / Book of Menstruation]
14. Did you know that one of the most desired thing from this
world to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was Tib
(attar, perfume oils, essential oils, musk oils)?
Imaam an-Nasaa’i brings a Baab (chapter or door) in his Sunan
(Translation) “Baab (chapter or door) Love for women” and in
there he brings the Hadeeth narrated by Anas, that (Muhammad)
the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said (Translation):
“Loved to me from the earth, are women and perfume, and the
comfort of my eyes is in the Prayer”
[Narrated in Sunan an-Nasaa’i / V3 / Kitab 37 /H3945 /
Authenticated as Hadeeth Hasan Saheeh by Imaam Albaani]

15. Do you know what are the Best Tib (attar, perfume oils, essential
oil, musk oils) for men and women are?
Imaam at-Tirmidhi brings a Baab (chapter or door) in his Sunan
(Translation) “Baab (chapter or door) what has been said about
the Tib for men and women” and in there he brings the Hadeeth
narrated by Abu Hurayrah, that (Muhammad) the Messenger of
Allaah (Peace be upon him) said (Translation):
“Indeed the Best Tib (Perfume Oil, Attar, Essential Oils, Musk
Oils) for men is the fragrant that is apparent and the colour is
hidden. And the Best Tib for women is what is apparent in
colour and hidden in smell.”
[Narrated in Sunan at-Tirmidhi / V3 / Book of Manners /H2788/
Authenticated as Hadeeth Hasan by Imaam Albaani]

Meaning of some of the terminologies that were used in
the Quran and the Hadeeth about What Is the Meaning of
Tib (Attar, Perfume Oil, Musk…)?
For the word Tib is derived from the root letters in the Arabic
language
‫طيب‬Tahw, Yaa, Baa and the meaning of the word indicates
to the following:
"To be good, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, delicious, to please,
to regain health, ripe, to ripen, recover, cheerful, in good spirits,
feeling happy, to heal, cure, mind at rest, goodness, sweet
smelling, fragrant, and sweet scented."
[Hans Wehr Dictionary / P577-578]
They all describe what are Tib (attar, perfume oils, oil perfumes,
oil fragrances, musk oils, essential oils). For the word Tib is an
Arabic word and is used by the Arabs and in the Islaamic world.
As for the word Attar it’s meaning is the same as Tib. And It is
more commonly used in the Indian Sub-Continent, and In the
West Tib is known as perfume oils, musk oils, essential oils, oil
perfumes, oil fragrances, perfume, fragrances and many other
names all referring to the above description of the word Tib.

1. What is the meaning of Misk (Musk)?
For the word Misk (Musk) is derived from the root letters in the
Arabic language
‫ممسك‬ Meem, Seen, Khaf and the meaning of the word
indicates to the following:
“…The concluding Musk (i.e. with which, originally, a letter
was finally perfumed (sealed), the best following in the end,
the crowning touch.”
[Hans Wehr Dictionary / P909]
2. What is the meaning of Reehh?
For the word Reehh (a breeze with a fragrance) is derived from
the root letters in the Arabic language
‫روح‬ Raah, Waw, Hah = Raohun or Rauh and the meaning
of the word indicates to the following:
Evening breeze (that is a comfort, mercy and a bounty),
refreshment, wind, fart, smell, and odour.
And Allaah, The Ever-Merciful says in the Qur’aan (Translation):
“(For him shall be) Comfort with a delightful fragrant and Paradise
of Delight.”
[Qur’aan / Surah Al-Waqi’ah 56 / Verse 89]

And Allaah further says, in Surah Yusuf (Translation):
“And despair not of relief (the word Rauh, was used for relief)
from Allaah, Indeed non despairs of relief from Allaah, except
people who are disbelievers (in Allaah, by not worshipping Him).”
Meaning do not despair whatever state you may be in, for
indeed, if you are a true believer, you will find relief from Allaah,
this good rauh.
[Qur’aan / Surah Yusuf 12 / Verse 87]
And the word ‫روح‬ with a shaddah on top of the waw, which
is pronounced as Rauw-wa-hah, which is from the same root
word, and the meaning of the word indicates as follows:
“To fan air, to refresh, animate, revive the heart, the soul.”
And the word‫ريح‬
Pronounced as Rayyaha, which is also from the same root word
and the meaning is as follows:
“To give rest, make relax, make comfortable, provide rest, and
recreation.”
[Narrated in ‘Vocabulary of the Holy Quran’ / by Dr ‘Abdullah
Abbas Nadwi / P236. – And In ‘Hans Wehr Dictionary of Morden
written Arabic’ / P364]

3. What is the meaning of Raihan?
For the word Raihan is derived from the root letters in the Arabic
language
‫ريحن‬ Raa, Yaa, Haa, Nuun = Raihan and the meaning of the
word indicates to the following:
“Sweet Basil, Aromatic Plants, A highly decorative style of Arabic
calligraphy.”
[Narrated in ‘Hans Wehr A Dictionary of Morden written Arabic’ /
P365]
4. What is the meaning of ‘Abiir?
For the word ‘Abiir is derived from the root letters in the Arabic
language
‫عبير‬ Ayn, Baa, Yaa, Raa = ‘Abiir and the meaning of the word
“Fragrance, scent, perfume, aroma, redolence.”
[Narrated in ‘al-Mawrid Arabic – English Dictionary’/ P749]

5. What is the meaning of ‘Arf?
For the word ‘Arf is derived from the root letters in the Arabic
language
‫عرف‬ Ayn, Raa, Faa = ‘Arf and the meaning of the word
“Fragrance, Perfume, Scent, Aroma.”
[Narrated in Hans Wehr A Dictionary of Morden Written Arabic /
P605]
6. Did You Know Tib are the Drive of our Souls and the Power of
our Bodies?
Ibn Qayyim mentions in at-Tib an-Nabawi (Translation):
"Tib are the fuel of the soul, which is the engine of the powers
of the body. Therefore, various strengths and powers in the
body are nurtured in the presence of Tib (attar, perfume oils
essential oils). Similarly, the powers of the body are nurtured by
consuming food and drink, feel comfort and elation, being close
to loved ones, receiving good news and by the absence of
hateful, disliked persons whose presence is heavy on the heart.
Indeed, associating with disliked persons weakens the strength
and causes sadness and depression, just as the affect that fever
and foul odour have on the body.”

It also has good effect in preserving good health and removing
many ailments because owning to its stimulants that which helps
activate the instinctive powers that the body may enjoy."
[Narrated in Medicine of the Prophet /p317]
7. Did you know Allah (God) Loves for His Creation Tib?
‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’oud narrated the Prophet (Muhammad) ‫صلى‬
‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ said (Translation):
“No Paradise for the one that has in his heart an atoms
weight of Pride. A man said, ‘Indeed a man loves that his
garments be elegant and likewise his shoes.’ He said
(Translation),
‘Indeed Allaah is Beautiful and Loves that which of beauty,
but pride is that you reject the truth and you look down upon
the people.”
[Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth – 91]
Indeed the Human being, from those things our Natural
Disposition leads to, is that which was described regarding the
meaning of Tib.
Therefore if Tib (attar, perfume oils, essential oils) are the things
that drive our soul, mind and body, to be in a state that is of
serenity, tranquillity and joyfulness , than it goes true for foul
odours and the things that the souls hate and dislikes.

Therefore attar, perfume oils, essential oils are the things that
bring about the feeling of being in Paradise and in a tranquil state
of mind that will leave your day, one of joyfulness.
8. Where did Tib Originate from?
Attar, perfume oils, essential oils have been known from the time
Adam was created, for he dwelled in Paradise with his wife, Eve,
thus he did feel and taste the serenity, tranquillity and its
beautiful aroma that it is created with. Than Adam was sent
down to the earth and its knowledge was passed on from
generation to generation, some adapting to it and others coming
to learn about the different kinds of fragrances, musk, attar,
perfume oils, and essential oils. For Allaah is Beautiful and loves
that which is beautiful, therefore the knowledge of Tib and its
aroma is not something God (Allah) would let the people forget
as we’ve learnt from the saying of Allaah the Al-Mighty Himself,
in The Mighty Qur’aan and in the saying of Muhammad the Last
Prophet sent to the Mankind and Jinns (ghosts /Demons)
9. Misconception that Tib (Attar, Perfume Oil, Essential Oils Musk
Oils) were only known few thousand years ago!
Some believe that attar, perfume oils were first known by the
kings and royals of Egypt, India and the Arabian Peninsula but
this is wrong for it has been known that essential oils, musk,
attar, perfumes oils are things of Paradise, than for sure Allaah
(God) taught Adam all the things in existent, and as we learnt
that nice Aroma are things that are loved to the soul, mind and
body, plus it’s from natural disposition and purity of faith.
Therefore how is it that it’s only known a few thousand years
ago?

Thus perfume oils are not something that is and was used by the
rich as some claim but rather we see and learn that it is for those
who seek serenity, tranquillity and joyfulness as was mentioned
earlier about the meaning of the word Tib.

Did you know Tib (Attar, Perfume Oils, Essential Oils, Musk
Oils…) are Cures for various Diseases?
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said (Translation):
"There is no Disease Allah has sent down except that He has also
sent down a cure for it"
1. Did you know The Indian Qust (‘ud) Is a Cure for Seven Different
kinds of Diseases?
Imaam al-Bukhaare brings a chapter in his Saheeh (Translation)
"To Sniff the Indian Qust". In it he mentions the Hadeeth
narrated by Umm Qais bint Mihsan that she heard the Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) saying (Translation):
"Use the Indian ‘ud (Qust, kust), for it has a cure for seven
different kinds of Diseases. It should be sniffed by one having
throat troubles and to be put into one side of the mouth of the one
suffering from pleurisy."

Ibn Qayyim mentions in at-Tib an-Nabawi (Medicine of the
Prophet) (Translation):
“There are two type of The Indian ‘ud. One type is used for medical
purposes, which is called al-Kust and some called it al-Qust. The
second type of ‘ud is called Aluwwah (Aloe wood), which is used it
perfume.”
[Narrated in Medicine of the Prophet /p322 – Printed by Dar al
Manar in English]
2. Did you know that The Indian Qust (‘ud) is a Cure for Tonsillitis?
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said (Translation):
“Indeed the Best Medicines you may treat yourselves with are
Hijamah (cupping) and the sea Qust. And he added, 'You should not
torture your children by treating tonsillitis by pressing the tonsils,
but use Qust"
[Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaare /H5696]
3. Did you know that The Indian ‘ud (Qust) is a Cure for Pleurisy?
In another Hadeeth narrated by Umm Qais, that she took one of
her son’s to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)
because he had palate and tonsils that she had pressed because
he had throat trouble. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said
(Translation):

'Why do you pain your children by getting the tonsils and palate
pressed like that? Use ‘ud al-Hindi (Indian Qust) for it cures seven
diseases one of which is Pleurisy."
4. Did you know that the Indian Qust (‘ud) is one the Best
Remedies?
It is narrated by Anas that the Prophet (Peace be upon Him) said
(Translation):
"Cupping and marine Qust are best of your Remedies"
[Narrated Saheeh al-Bukhaare V7/H5696]
It is also narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaare, that the Prophet (Peace
be upon Him) said (Translation):
"Treat yourself with 'Ud al-Hindi (Indian ‘ud/Qust), for indeed it
has seven cures; it is to be sniffed by one having throat problems
(tonsils) and to be put into one side of the mouth of one suffering
from Pleurisy."
[Narrate in Saheeh al-Bukhaare V7/H5692]

5. Did you know that there are two types of Indian Qust, both has
many Benefits?
Ibn Qayyim states in at-Tib an-Nabawi that (Translation):
"There are two kinds of Qust, the white kind that is called sea-Qust
and the Indian Qust, which is the hottest among them while the
white type is the mildest. Both kinds have many benefits.”
[Narrated In Medicine of the Prophet /p331]
6. Did know that Some of the Benefits of Indian Qust (‘ud) are?
Ibn Qayyim mentions in at-Tib an-Nabawi that (Translation):
Both kinds of Qust are hot and dry in the third degree, and they dry
out the phlegm and colds. When they are taken as a drink, they
help weak liver and stomach and colds that may accompany such
types of illness. In addition Qust also helps against quartan fever,
the pain on the side of the body and poisons. When face is anointed
with Qust that is rubbed with water and honey, they heal the spots
that appear on the face."
[Narrated in Medicine of the Prophet /p332]
7. Do you know What Galinus (a famous Physician) said about
Indian Qust?
Galinus said (Translation):
"That the Qust Heals tetanus, the pain in the sides and removes
spots, which he called the seeds of the pumpkin."

Some unskilled doctors are unaware of or deny the Qust has such
an effective remedy against the pain in the sides of the body. If
these inexperienced doctors became aware of what Galinus has
stated about the Qust, they will quickly embrace it as if it was
Divine text. Moreover, many doctors have also stated that Qust
helps against the pain in the flank that is accompanied by
phlegm, the matter as Al-Khattabi related from Muhammad bin
Al-Jahm.
[Narrated in Medicine of the Prophet /p332 – Printed by Dar al
Manar in English Translation / From the work of the Noble the
Ocean of Knowledge, the Imaam, shaykh Shams-uddin Ibn
Qayyim al-Jwaziyah]

Conclusion
In the Name of Allah, All Praise is for Him, as He Deserves, and
may the praise and peace be upon Muhammad and his family and
his companions and all those who follow them in Guidance up to
the Day of Judgement.
To proceed:
As we said, in our introduction, that it is a great blessing that
Allaah has bestowed upon us the faculty to use smell and taste in
distinguishing what is good and bad, what is desirable and
undesirable, and what is liked and what is disliked. And this can
only be achieved by the soul that is thoughtful and alert in
pondering the creation, whether it be in the creation of
him/herself, or in how the 360 joints in her body is connected
together to make up his/her skeleton or more so sophisticated
issues like how the planets, solar systems, and galaxies came
about and are formed, without a Creator?
Can you imagine any governing body without a dictator, whether
it be in governing a family, a tribe, a society, or a nation?
Then know, this is a Great blessing, that Allah has bestowed the
nation of Muhammad with Islaam, as He did with those Prophets
before him, but he is the last of Prophets sent to the mankind
and the Jinns (ghosts /demons) as a guidance to them and a
illumination by which they may attain the Pleasure of their Lord
in this world and the Hereafter.

How sad is it to see, how many people are deceived by the wolfs
of mankind as the saying goes:
“People are like wolfs in the disguise of sheep’s”
By using the lawful things in the wrong way or placing the
rightful things in the wrong place. How today the biggest
consumers of perfumes are women and it is targeted towards
them and only Allaah knows best how hard they are trying to
fulfil the craves of these wolfs! It is a fact that is undeniable, that
these disbelieving people who are not Muslims (meaning those
that have not submitted to the Will of Allaah), knows, that by
wearing perfume, it incites or calls to the end of its goal! “Illegal
sexual intercourse” Zina!
The facts are in our faces, but how many eyes are blind and how
many ears are deaf, to even hear or see, to understand.
Indeed Allah, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, says, In a Hadeeth
Qudsi (Translation):
“…And Indeed I have Created My servants all of them upon the
inclination to work/worship Me. And indeed it is the shaytaan
(devil) that comes to them and takes them away from the correct
Religion. And he (the devil) makes unlawful, what I have made
lawful. And he (the devil) orders you with associating partners to
Me in your worship of Me, for which there has been revealed no
authority (revelation) to him (the devil) to do so….”
[Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth – 2865]

Allaah the Ever-Merciful says (Translation):
“Indeed the devil is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy,
indeed what he calls his party to is that they be of the companions
of the Fire (Hell).”
[Surah Al-Faatir 35 / Verse 6]
Allaah, The Ever-Merciful, The Creator of the Heavens and the
earth, says (Translation):
“Shaytaan (the devil) threatens you with poverty and orders you
with evil morals. But Allaah promises you forgiveness from Him and
bounty. And Allaah is All-Encompassing and All-Knowing.”
[Qur’aan / Surah Al-Baqarah 2/ Verse – 268]
And Allaah the Ever-Merciful says (Translation):
“O Children of Adam! Do not let the Shaytaan (devil) seduce you in
the same way as he did with your parents (Adam and Eve) by which
they were made to exit Paradise, and he tore off their garment in
order to uncover their shameful parts of their nakedness. He and
his tribes see you from where you cannot see them (because jinns
are from the things we can’t see of the material world). Indeed We
have made the devils to be friends and allies of those who do not
Believe (by putting their trust with Allaah, and worshipping Him)
.”
[Surah Al-‘Araaf 7 / Verse 27]

Thus the shaytaan (satan) came to our parents, Adam and Eve in
the form of a good adviser, and he whispered to them as it
comes in the Mighty Qur’aan (Translation):
“The shaytaan (devil) whispered to them, that he may strip them
so as to expose their shameful of their nakedness, by saying:
‘Your Lord has not forbidden this tree to you, except to prevent
you from becoming Angels or becoming those from immortal.’
Then he (the devil) gave an oath to them saying, ‘Indeed I am to
you but a sincere good adviser. And thus he cunningly seduced
them. When they ate from the tree their shameful parts appeared
to them, and they both started to cover themselves with the leaves
of Paradise.
Their Lord called out to them and said, ‘Did I not tell you not to
approach this tree and that shaytaan (the devil) is a manifest
enemy to you.”
[Surah Al-‘Araaf 7 / Verse 20-22]
Thus he the devil beautified to them his speech so as to allure
them to the sin, so they ate, as Allaah the Ever-Merciful, The All-
Wise says (Translation),
“For the shaytaan (devil) did have them to slip from that which
they were enjoying (Paradise). We said, Go down to the earth! We
have made some of you to the others an enemy. The earth will be
your dwelling place and an enjoyment for a while. Then Adam
received words from his Lord, He forgave him. Indeed He is Best of
those who accepts the repentance of those who repent to Him and
He is Ever-Merciful….Whenever there comes to you guidance from
Me and he who follows My Guidance will have no fear nor shall they
grieve .”
[Qur’aan / Surah Al-Baqarah / Verse – 36-38]

How amazing, from the amazing of affairs today that people are
happy with artificial over the natural, by which Allah has created
things, to the point that we find our Muslim women has fallen for
this western trend of the name “Make-Up” that it has become
one of the biggest industry of cosmetics worth over Billions of
dollars! And we see these same women from the west are
leaving this trend!
As the proverb goes:
“They ate the meat and threw the bones on us, now they want our
meat”
So beware O men and women of Islaam! Look over yourself and
your families from the evil plots of these wolfs.
For we are not in need of falling in to the traps of these wolfs, for
Islaam has not left a stone unturned in explaining that which will
brings us benefit and harm in this world and the Hereafter, to the
point, as we have seen that which is used as an extension to our
attires, (Perfume) is explained to us in detail, that there is a smell
and an aroma to our soul, our body, clothing’s, our abodes and
paradise and likewise these aromas are either a allure to Bliss
(the Pleasure of Allah) or it is a allure to seduction of the caprice
and both, has its consequences, either you will be in joy and bliss
or in a state of sorrow and grieving in the end. Hence what then
about those things, that is more important to us in our life then
perfume?
The Scholars of this Mighty Religion by which Allah, lets no other
religion to prevail over it, says, that this word “Make-Up” is alien
to the language of the Arab and to this Religion of Islaam.

Allaah, The Creator of the Heavens and the earth, The King of all
Kings, says (Translation):
“It is He who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the
Religion of Truth to manifest it over all religions, although the
pagans may hate it.”
[Qur’aan / Surah Tawbah 9 / Verse 33]
Therefore look O men and women of understanding how the
devil has mislead us in using the lawful in the unlawful way and
putting the rightful things in the wrong place.
To the extent that you would not find an advert or a bill board
where a perfume is being advertised except that is has an
incitement towards illegal sexual relationships (zina) and that
which is apparent from it. And we ask Allaah that He makes us
from amongst those who uses the lawful in the lawful way and
that we put the rightful things in the rightful places (Ameen).
Indeed Allaah the Ever-Merciful, The Most Knowledgeable and
All-Wise says (Translation):
“Raised by Allaah are those from amongst you who believe (by
putting their trust with Allaah, by worshipping Him) and those
who attained knowledge, We will raise them in Degree.”
[Surah Al-Mujadilah 58/ Verse – 11]

Allaah, The King of all Kings, Creator of the Heavens and the
earth says (Translation):
“Know you are the best nation ever raised up for mankind, you
enjoin the good and you forbid the evil and you believe in Allaah
(by worshipping Him).”
[Surah Al-‘Imran 3 / Verse 110]
Abi Ruqayyah Tameem Ibn Aws ad-Daaree narrated that the
Prophet (Muhammad, Peace be upon him) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said
(Translation):
“This Religion is giving sincere good advice. We (the companions)
said, ‘to whom’ he said (Translation),
‘To Allah, to His Book, to the Messenger, to the ruler of the
Muslims and to their common folks.”
[Narrated in Saheeh Muslim]
Anas narrated that the Prophet (Muhammad, Peace be upon
him) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ said (Translation):
“By Allah, In Whose Hand in my soul! A salve would not truly
believe until he loves for his neighbour or his brother, what he
loves for himself.”
[Saheeh Muslim / Hadeeth 45 /72]

Imam Ahmad narrated on the authority of Abu Umamah that a
young man came to the Prophet (Muhammad, Peace be upon
him) ‫وسلـم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ and said (Translation):
"O Messenger of Allah! Give me permission to commit Illegal sexual
intercourse (zina)!
The people there surrounded him and started to rebuke him, say-
ing (Translation); "Stop! Stop!''
But the Prophet said (Translation), ‘Let him come close to me’ so
the young man came to him, and he said, ‘Have a sit.’
He said (Translation),
‘Would you like it (these illegal sexual intercourse’s to be commit-
ted by others) for your mother?
He (The Young Man) said (Translation), "No, by Allah! May I be
ransomed for you.''
Nor do the people like this (that others should commit illegal sexual
intercourse’s) for their mothers.
Would you like it (these illegal sexual intercourse’s to be commit-
ted by others) for your daughter?
He said (Translation), "No, by Allah! May I be ransomed for you.''
Nor do the people like it (that others should commit illegal sexual
intercourse’s) for their daughters.

ted by others) for your sister?
He said (Translation), "No, by Allah! May I be ransomed for you.''
intercourse’s) for their sisters.
ted by others) for your paternal aunt?
He said (Translation), "No, by Allah! O Allah's Messenger! May I
be ransomed for you.''
intercourse’s) for their paternal aunts.
ted by others) for your maternal aunt?
He said (Translation), "No, by Allah! O Allah's Messenger! May I
be ransomed for you.''
intercourse’s) for their maternal aunts.

Then He put his hand on him and said (Translation),
«‫ه‬َ‫ج‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫ن‬ ِ‫ص‬ْ‫ح‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ ،ُ‫ه‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ ْ‫ر‬ِ‫ه‬َ‫ط‬ َ‫و‬ ،ُ‫ه‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ذ‬ ْ‫ر‬ِ‫ف‬ْ‫غ‬‫ا‬ َّ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َّ‫»الل‬
O Allaah! Forgive his sin, purify his heart and guard his chastity.
After that the young man never paid attention to anything of
that nature.
[Narrated in Tafsir Ibn Kathir /Surah Al-Isra / Verse 32 – Also in
Silsilatul Hadeeth as-Sahihah / Hadeeth – 370]
Allah, The Most Beautiful, The Most Forbearing, says (Transla-
tion):
“And do not Approach illegal sexual intercourse! Indeed it is evil
shameful deed, and it opens paths (to greater evil, the end,
Wrath of Allaah).”
‫َة‬‫ش‬ ِ‫اح‬َ‫ف‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫َى‬‫ن‬ ِ‫الز‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ب‬ َ‫ر‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ َ‫ال‬ َ‫و‬
[Quran /Surah 17 / Verse 32]

And the End our call is all Praises is for Allaah, Lord of the
worlds.
How perfect is Allaah free from any imperfection, O Allaah! To
You belongs all Praise, And I bear witness there is none worthy of
worship in truth except You. And I turn to You in forgiveness and
repentance.

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