English
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-As (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw me wearing two saffron-dyed garments and said: These are among the garments of the disbelievers, so do not wear them. 1 In a narration: I said: Shall I wash them? He said: Rather, burn them. [Narrated by Muslim] Abu Dawud narrated from him: He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw me wearing a garment dyed with saffron and reddened, and said: What is this? So I went and burned it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: What did you do with your garment? I said: I burned it. He said: Could you not have clothed one of your family with it, for there is no harm in it for women? In a narration by Abu Dawud from Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: The fragrance of men is that which has a scent but no color, and the fragrance of women is that which has a color but no scent. The narrator Saeed said: I believe he said: Regarding the fragrance of women, it applies when she goes out, but when she is with her husband, let her use whatever fragrance she wishes.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2077a (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2077b (unverified) 96% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: so do not wear them: In Fatawa Qadi Khan: It is disliked for a man to wear garments dyed with saffron, safflower, or wars. So it is in Al-Marqah. It is said in Ad-Durr Al-Mukhtar: It is disliked to wear saffron-dyed or red or yellow zaffran-dyed garments for men, implying it is not disliked for women.
Note 1
(١) قوله: فلا تلبسهما: في فتاوى (قاضي خان): يكره للرجل أن يلبس المصبوغ بالعصفر والزعفران والورس. كذا في (المرقاة). وقال في(الدر المختار: وكره لبس المعصفر والمزعفر الأحمر والأصفر للرجال، مفاده أنه لا يكره للنساء.