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Sahih Muslim 1180b — Perfume in Umra Ihram
What one who has entered Ihram for Hajj or Umrah is permitted to wear, and what is not permissible, and perfume is forbidden for him
Perfume in Umra Ihram Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1180b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1180b
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ، يَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ وَهُوَ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَأَنَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَيْهِ مُقَطَّعَاتٌ - يَعْنِي جُبَّةً - وَهُوَ مُتَضَمِّخٌ بِالْخَلُوقِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْرَمْتُ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَعَلَىَّ هَذَا وَأَنَا مُتَضَمِّخٌ بِالْخَلُوقِ . فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعًا فِي حَجِّكَ " . قَالَ أَنْزِعُ عَنِّي هَذِهِ الثِّيَابَ وَأَغْسِلُ عَنِّي هَذَا الْخَلُوقَ . فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعًا فِي حَجِّكَ فَاصْنَعْهُ فِي عُمْرَتِكَ " .
Safwan bin Ya'la Narrated from:
A person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was staying at Ji'rana and I (the narrator's father) was at that time in the apostle's (ﷺ) company and (the person) was donning a cloak having the marks of perfume on it, and he said: I am in a state of Ihram for the sake of Umra, and it (this cloak) is upon me and I am perfumed. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: What would you do in your Hajj? He said: I would take off the clothes and would wash from me this perfume. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What you do in your Hajj do it in your Umra.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1180bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 9USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2655
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1180b
This perfume in Umra Ihram hadith gives a clear question and answer. A man came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at Ji'rana wearing a cloak and covered with khaluq perfume. He said that he had entered Ihram for 'Umra while wearing that and being perfumed. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked what he would do in his Hajj. The man answered that he would remove the clothes and wash off the perfume. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to do in his 'Umra what he would do in his Hajj. The Hadith teaches a direct correction based on the man’s own understanding of Hajj practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man honestly described his condition after entering Ihram.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guided him through a simple question.
- The man was to remove the clothing and wash off the perfume.
- The Hadith links the conduct of 'Umra to what he would do in Hajj.
