Perfume invalidating the Salah for Muslim Woman - hadith

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) saw a woman who was going to the masjid. She was putting on fragrance. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) asked her, "O servant of Allah where are you heading?" 'To masjid' she replied. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) asked, "did you put on a fragrance?' She said "yes." Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) said, "I heard from Rasoolullah (SAW) that if any woman goes to masjid while wearing a fragrance, her salaah (prayer) would not be accepted until she takes a Ghusl?shower (until she washes the body and gets rid of the fragrance)" [Ibn-e-Majah, vol3, pp276]

Women and Perfume in the presence of non-mahrams

by Muslim Faith on September 26, 2011

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Women may only wear perfume if they will be in the company of other women or with their own mahrams. Wearing it in the presence of non-mahrams constitutes a great sin.

Aboo Moosaa al-Ash’aree (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallaam) said:

“Any woman who wears perfume and passes by men who would smell her
perfume is an adulteress.”

Recorded by Aboo Daawood, at-Tirmidhee, and others. Verified to be hasan by al-Albaanee (Saheeh ul-Jaami’ no. 2701 and al-Mishkaat no. 1023).

- Sheikh Danish Riyaz