48/37. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5130 — Avoid Perfume for Isha
Prohibition of Women Attending the Prayer if they Have Perfumed Themselves with Incense
Hadith About Avoiding Perfume When Attending Isha
Sunan an-Nasai : 5130
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5130
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ، امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا شَهِدَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْعِشَاءَ فَلاَ تَمَسَّ طِيبًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدِيثُ يَحْيَى وَجَرِيرٍ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ .
Zainab Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "If one of you wants to attend 'Isha' prayer, let her not touch perfume."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5130In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5133
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5130
This hadith repeats the teaching that if a woman attends 'Isha', she should not touch perfume. It is narrated from Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullah. The instruction is brief, but it gives a practical rule for going to public prayer. It does not discuss all adornment, all prayers, or every private use of perfume. It speaks about attending 'Isha' and avoiding scent before doing so. For searches like “women perfume Isha hadith” and “do not touch perfume hadith,” this narration gives a direct answer: prayer should be approached with modesty and without drawing attention through fragrance. The repeated meaning in this set of reports also makes the instruction easy to remember.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith tells women attending 'Isha' not to touch perfume.
- The instruction is linked to going out for prayer, not to unrelated situations.
- Small personal choices can matter when joining a public act of worship.
- The report teaches restraint in fragrance before attending prayer.
