Fatwa ID: 06678
Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain
Question:
Can I confirm it is ok for a person in ihram to wear clothes that are fragrant from before ie the smell of washing powder/fabric conditioner?
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Umm ul-Mumineen, Ā’isha RA says: I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ before He entered upon the state of lhrām. [Sahih al-Bukhari: Hadith 1754; Sahih al-Muslim: Hadith 1189; Sunan an-Nasā’i: Hadith 2687, 2691; Sunan Ibn Mājah: Hadith 3042] [1]
Thus, it is permissible to adorn clothes that were perfumed prior to entering into lhrām.
Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.
Written by Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1]حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، – رضى الله عنها – قَالَتْ طَيَّبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحُرْمِهِ حِينَ أَحْرَمَ وَلِحِلِّهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ .
