Perfume

Perfumes suitable for women are those that have a visible colour and a subtle fragrance and perfumes suitable for men have a distinct fragrance and a transparent colour.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّ الرِيحَ الطَّيِّبَةَ تَشُدُّ القَلبَ وتَزِيدُ في الجِماعِ . الكافي : 6 / 510 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the pleasant fragrance strengthens the heart and acts as an aphrodisiac.’ al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 510, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن تَطَيَّبَ للَّهِ‏ِ جاءَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ ورِيحُهُ أطيَبُ مِنَ المِسكِ، ومَن تَطَيَّبَ لِغَيرِ اللَّهِ جاءَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ ورِيحُهُ أنتَنُ مِن الجِيفَةِ . المصنّف لعبد الرزّاق : 4 / 319 / 7933 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who perfumes himself for Allah, most High, will be raised on the Day of Resurrection, smelling more fragrant than sweet musk, whereas he who perfumes himself for other than Allah [for an unlawful purpose] will be raised on the Day of Resurrection smelling more putrid than a corpse.’ al-Muasanif li Abdul Razzaq, v. 4, p. 319, no. 7933

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  طِيبُ النِّساءِ ما ظَهَرَ لَونُهُ وخَفِيَ رِيحُهُ، وطِيبُ الرِّجالِ ما ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وخَفِيَ لَونُهُ . الكافي : 6 / 512 / 17 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Perfumes suitable for women are those that have a visible colour and a subtle fragrance and perfumes suitable for men have a distinct fragrance and a transparent colour.’ al-Kafi, p. 512, no. 17

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أيُّما امرأةٍ استَعطَرَتْ فَمَرَّت على‏ قَومٍ لِيَجِدُوا مِن رِيحِها فهي زانِيَةٌ . سنن النسائي : 8 / 153 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Any woman who perfumes herself and goes out among people intending for them to smell her fragrance is an adulteress.’ Sunan al-Nasa’i, v. 8, p. 153