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Sahih Muslim 443a — No Perfume for Isha Prayer
Women Going Out To The Masjid So Long As No Fitnah Results From That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume
Women Perfume Mosque Hadith: Attending Isha Without Scent
Sahih Muslim : 443a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 443a
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ الثَّقَفِيَّةَ، كَانَتْ تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِذَا شَهِدَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْعِشَاءَ فَلاَ تَطَيَّبْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ " .
Zainab Thaqafiya Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any one of you (women) participates in the 'Isha' prayer, she should not perfume herself that night.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 443aIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 158USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 892
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 443a
This women perfume mosque hadith speaks about a specific act linked to Isha prayer. Zainab Thaqafiya reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when one of the women participates in the Isha prayer, she should not perfume herself that night. The wording is focused and should not be stretched beyond what it says. It connects mosque attendance for Isha with leaving perfume for that night. The teaching is easy to apply: worship should be approached with care, modesty, and attention to the Prophet’s instruction. People searching for hadith about perfume and mosque will find that this narration gives a direct rule, not a long discussion. It keeps attention on prayer rather than fragrance.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman attending Isha prayer should not perfume herself that night.
- Prayer attendance should be handled with modest conduct.
- The hadith links this instruction to Isha in clear wording.
