Perfume for men.
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Assalam-o-alaikum,regarding
your answer of question no.2507,precisely you want to convey that both men and
women have diffrent attractions naturaly,men are more likely to get attracted
to perfumes.I personaly have seen many girls in the college who got attracted
to boys,only because they smells good.And now is it ok for boys to use perfumes
in public places?
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Answer:
Perfume for men
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 24 Surah
Noor verses 30-31:
30 Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard
their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well
acquainted with all that they do.
31 And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and
guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments
except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof…
Islam guides both the men and women to guard their
modesty…..and Islam does not propagate a society where non-mehram men and women
are constantly in the face of or interact with each other without an absolutely
genuine reason or cause.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
4443 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, "The perfume for men is that whose odour is apparent but
whose colour is hidden, and the perfume for women is that whose colour is apparent
but whose odour is hidden.
Although it is permissible in Shariah for the men to apply
perfume in public, but if their intention is seek to attract the attention of women…then
that indeed would be against the guidance of Islam.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan