Umayyah, that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, what is your opinion regarding a man who entered into ihram for 'Umrah while smeared with perfume? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) remained silent—meaning for a moment—then he said: "Wash off the perfume that is on you," three times, "and remove the jubbah (outer garment) from you, and do in your 'Umrah what you do in your Hajj." [Agreed upon]. And because he is prohibited from initiating it, he is prohibited from maintaining it, just like [the prohibition of] wearing [stitched] clothing. Our evidence is the statement of 'Aishah: "I used to perfume the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for his ihram before he entered into it, and for his exit from ihram before he circumambulated the House." She said: "It is as if I am looking at the sheen of the perfume in the parting of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in a state of ihram." [Agreed upon]. And in a wording
(2) In [MSS] A, B, M: "ma" (what). (3) In [MSS] B, M: "hajjatika" (your Hajj). (4) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on doing in 'Umrah what one does in Hajj, from the Book of Hajj, and in: The Chapter on the Battle of Ta'if in Shawwal of the year eight, from the Book of Expeditions (Maghazi), and in: The Chapter on the revelation of the Qur'an in the dialect of Quraysh and the Arabs..., from the Book of the Virtues of the Qur'an. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/6, 5/198, 224. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on what is permitted for the muhrim for Hajj or 'Umrah..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/836-838. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the man who enters ihram in his clothes, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/422, 423. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding the one who enters ihram while wearing a shirt or a jubbah, from the Chapters on Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/58, 59. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the jubbah in ihram, and the Chapter on khaluq (perfume) for the muhrim, from the Book of Rituals. Al-Mujtaba 5/99, 100, 110. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/222. (5) Wabis: Similar to brightness, both in weight and meaning. (6) In the original: "mafraq" (parting). (7) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on perfume at the time of ihram, and the Chapter on perfume after stoning the pillars..., from the Book of Hajj, and in: The Chapter on the part, and the Chapter on a woman perfuming her husband with her hands, and the Chapter on perfume on the head and beard, and the Chapter on what is recommended of perfume, and the Chapter on the dharirah (a type of perfume), from the Book of Clothing. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/168, 220, 7/209, 210, 211. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on perfume for the muhrim at the time of ihram, from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/846-850. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on perfume at the time of ihram, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/405. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding perfume upon deconsecration before the visit (tawaf al-ifadah), from the Chapters on Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/149. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the permissibility of perfume at the time of ihram, and the Chapter on the location of perfume, from the Book of Rituals. Al-Mujtaba 5/105-109. Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on perfume at the time of ihram, and the Chapter on what is permitted for a man when he stones the Jamrat al-'Aqabah, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/976, 1011. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on perfume at the time of ihram, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan al-Darimi 2/32, 33. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding perfume in =
