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Sunan Abi Dawud 4174 (Book 35, Hadith 16) #24464
Perfume and Prayer in the Mosque

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a woman who used perfume when going to the mosque and was told by Abu Hurayrah that her prayer would not be accepted until she takes a bath like one for sexual defilement.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: A woman met him and he found the odour of perfume in her. Her clothes were fluttering in the air. He said: O maid-servant of the Almighty, are you coming from the mosque? She replied: Yes. He said: For it did you use perfume? She replied: Yes. He said: I heard my beloved Abul Qasim say: The prayer of a woman who uses perfume for this mosque is not accepted until she returns and takes a bath like that of sexual defilement (perfectly). Abu Dawud said: Al-i'sar means dust.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، مَوْلَى أَبِي رُهْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لَقِيَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ الطِّيبِ يُنْفَحُ وَلِذَيْلِهَا إِعْصَارٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمَةَ الْجَبَّارِ جِئْتِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَلَهُ تَطَيَّبْتِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ حِبِّي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُقْبَلُ صَلاَةٌ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ لِهَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ فَتَغْتَسِلَ غُسْلَهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الإِعْصَارُ غُبَارٌ

TOPICS
perfume  *  prayer  *  mosque  *  bath  *  maawiz  *  salat  *  masjid  *  ghusl

QUICK LESSONS:
Wear appropriate clothing while visiting mosques; Maintain physical hygiene before entering places of worship; Respect God's house of worship; Focus on prayers while at mosques

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by AbuHurayrah, which tells us about a woman who went to the mosque wearing perfume. When asked why she was wearing it, she replied that it was for the mosque. However, Abu Hurayrah then informed her that Prophet Muhammad said that if someone wears perfume when going to the mosque, their prayer will not be accepted until they take a bath like one for sexual defilement. This teaches us that we should not wear any kind of fragrance or scent when going to pray in the mosque as it can distract others from focusing on their prayers and can also be seen as disrespectful towards God's house of worship. It also shows us how important cleanliness is in Islam and how we should always strive to maintain our physical hygiene before entering any place of worship.

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