24/41. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2687 — Perfume After Jamrat Al-Aqabah
It is Permissible to put on perfume when Entering Ihram
Perfume After Jamrat Al-Aqabah Before Tawaf
Sunan an-Nasai : 2687
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2687
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ طَيَّبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحُرْمِهِ حِينَ أَحْرَمَ وَلِحِلِّهِ بَعْدَ مَا رَمَى جَمْرَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I put perfume on the Messenger of Allah for his Ihram when he entered Ihram, and for his exiting Ihram when he had stoned Jamrat Al-Aqabah, before he circumambulated the House.''
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2687In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 69English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2688
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2687
This Hadith focuses on perfume after Jamrat Al-Aqabah. Aishah said that she put perfume on the Messenger of Allah for his Ihram when he entered Ihram. She also perfumed him for his exiting Ihram after he had stoned Jamrat Al-Aqabah and before he circumambulated the House. The narration is very close to another report in the same batch, and it repeats the order clearly. Readers often search for whether perfume is mentioned before Tawaf, and this Hadith answers with a direct report from Aishah. The text should not be stretched beyond its words. It tells us that perfume was applied at the start of Ihram and again after the stoning of Jamrat Al-Aqabah before Tawaf.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions perfume at the beginning of Ihram.
- It also mentions perfume after Jamrat Al-Aqabah before Tawaf.
- Aishah reports the practice from her own action.
- The sequence of events matters in understanding the narration.
