Women Wearing Strong Perfumes, Especially when Leaving Home
Q: What is the ruling on using perfume like musk, ‘ud (a name of perfume), rose scent, and the like by a woman especially when leaving home? What is the ruling on a woman who incenses and perfumes her female visitors as a way of showing them hospitality?
A: It is prohibited for women to go out while wearing perfume. She has no right either to do that to herself or to her female visitors and guests. Rather, she should excuse herself telling her guests the ruling of Shari’ah on this matter. This way she would be nice to her guests without doing something Haram (unlawful).
[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 10; pg. 42]
Q: What is the ruling on using perfume like musk, ‘ud (a name of perfume), rose scent, and the like by a woman especially when leaving home? What is the ruling on a woman who incenses and perfumes her female visitors as a way of showing them hospitality?
A: It is prohibited for women to go out while wearing perfume. She has no right either to do that to herself or to her female visitors and guests. Rather, she should excuse herself telling her guests the ruling of Shari’ah on this matter. This way she would be nice to her guests without doing something Haram (unlawful).
[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 10; pg. 42]