Sunnah-Approved Perfume Application: Itr and More

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Q: Is there a sunnah way to put itr on and also if I put perfume on, will the sunnah be done?

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A: You may put it on your palm and thereafter apply it on the centre of the head, on the beard and around the arms. In our understanding, perfume is not equivalent to itr.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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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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