it, rather it is from the dye that is in it. As for if he spreads a thick garment over the garment which prevents the scent and contact, there is no ransom due upon him for sitting and sleeping upon it. If the barrier between them is his undergarment, then a ransom is due for it; because he is prohibited from using perfume on the garment that is upon him, just as he is prohibited from using it on his body.

582- Issue: He said: (And there is no harm in what has been dyed with safflower.)

The sum of this is that safflower is not a perfume, and there is no harm in using it or smelling it, nor in what has been dyed with it. This is the opinion of Jabir, Ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, and 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib. It is the school of al-Shafi'i. From 'A'isha, Asma', and the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), it is reported that they used to enter ihram wearing garments dyed with safflower. Malik disliked it if it shed [particles] onto his body, but did not mandate a ransom for it. Al-Thawri, Abu Hanifa, and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan forbade it, and they likened it to that which has been dyed with wars and saffron; because it is a dye with a pleasant scent, so it resembled them. Our evidence is what Abu Dawud narrated with his chain of transmission from Ibn Umar, that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbid women in their ihram from wearing gloves, the niqab (face veil), and garments touched by wars or saffron. [He added:] "Let her wear after that whatever she likes of colored garments, such as those dyed with safflower, silk, jewelry, trousers, a chemise, or leather socks." Imam Ahmad also narrated in Al-Manasik, with his chain of transmission from 'A'isha bint Sa'd, who said: The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to enter ihram wearing garments dyed with safflower. And because it is...