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Can we use perfume instead of aatar, is it halaal or haraam? 

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Q: Can we use perfume instead of aatar, is it halaal or haraam? 

Bismillaah

A: If it does not contain anything that is impure it may be used. However, the thawaab and virtue of atar is enjoyed when using atar only.

عن محمد بن علي قال سألت عائشة أكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتطيب قالت نعم بذكارة الطيب المسك والعنبر (سنن النسائي 2/281)

عن أبي سعيد قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أطيب الطيب المسك (سنن النسائي 1/270)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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