{"_id":"68274973e16d7a7a1367c7cd","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can Muslim women wear perfume or attar?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Are Muslim women permitted to use attar or perfumes?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The rulings on this matter are based on a ḥadīth that states: \\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“If a woman puts on perfume and passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, then she is such and such,” and he spoke sternly – meaning an adulteress.\"},{\"insert\":\" [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/nasai:5126\"},\"insert\":\"Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī\"},{\"insert\":\"] \\nThis ḥadīth refers to women who use excessive amounts of perfume to gain the attention of men. However, a woman may use a moderate amount of perfume that does not draw undue attention from men. \\n\\nIf a woman is uncertain about how much to use, it is always better to err on the side of caution, as advised by the Prophet ﷺ, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Leave that which gives you doubt.” \"},{\"insert\":\"[\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/nasai:5711\"},\"insert\":\"Nasāʾī\"},{\"insert\":\"]\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff10b76658b4c2329d2","tag":"Relationships: Opposite Gender","count":80},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327ba","tag":"Women: Beauty","count":54},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327c8","tag":"Women: Other","count":52},{"_id":"676c8f20744ca1ad03277246","tag":"Perfume","count":1}],"createdOn":"2025-05-16T14:19:31.038Z"}