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Which Itr (Perfume) did Nabī Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam use?

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Question

What Is The Sunnah Way Of Using Attar (Perfumes)?And Which Is The That Prophet S.A.W Used?

Answer

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We were unable to locate the precise method of the application of Itr by Nabī Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam.

However, it is reported by Aishah Radhiyallāhu Anhā in a Hadīth of Sahīh al-Bukhāri that Nabī Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam loved to initiate all his activities from the right side whether it pertained to wearing shoes, combing hair, or performing Wudhu.[1] From this Hadīth, it may be concluded that it is a Sunnah to apply Itr first onto the right hand.

It is reported in a narration that Nabī Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam used to apply the perfumes musk and amber. [2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ، فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ، وَتَرَجُّلِهِ، وَطُهُورِهِ، وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ» (صحيح البخاري، ج 1، ص 426، دار البشائر الاسلامية)

[2] أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ الْمُزَلِّقُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ: أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَطَيَّبُ قَالَتْ: «نَعَمْ، بِذِكَارَةِ الطِّيبِ الْمِسْكِ، وَالْعَنْبَرِ» (سنن النسائ، ج 8، ص 344، الرسالة العالمية)

Answered by
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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