Hadith #320

Arabic Text

English Translation

'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Sufyan, from 'Asim ibn 'Ubaydullah, from 'Ubayd, the freed slave of Abu Rahm, who said: I went out with Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) from the mosque and saw a woman whose perfume was so strong that it left a trail behind her garment. He said: "O servant of the Almighty, have you come from the mosque?" She said: "Yes." He said: "And did you perfume yourself for it?" She said: "Yes." He said: "Go back, for I heard Abu al-Qasim (ﷺ) saying: 'Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who perfumes herself for the mosque — or for this mosque — until she bathes (performs ghusl) like the ghusl of janabah.'"