Imâm Ibnu Qudama رحمه الله wrote:
"Verily it is recommended for them [the women]
to come out not perfumed & not wearing a clothing of fame/popularity nor
adornment. They should come out in the clothing they wear when serving/working
due to the statement of the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه
وسلّم:
"but they may go out (to the Masjid) having not perfumed themselves.."
[Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 565]
“They should not mix with the
men, but be to the side of them".
[Mughni (2/116)]
Imam al-'Adheemabaadi رحمه الله explained the above Hadith saying:
"That
is, not perfumed. It is said a woman is (تفلة) if her scent changes. That is what ibn Abdul Barr said and
others said. That is what Shawkaani رحمه الله said. In al-Ma'aalim it states: (التفل) is a bad scent. A woman is said to be (تفلة) if she is not perfumed and women are called (تفلات) [end
quote].
Verily,
they were ordered that and prohibited from perfume as in the narration of
Muslim ibn Zaynab so that they do not stir the men by their perfume. Connected
to perfume is whatever takes its meaning from the things that stir the desires,
like good clothing and jewelry whose traces are seen and luxurious adornment".
['Awn al-Ma'bood]
However, some of the Salaf interpreted the word (تفلات ) to
mean without perfume, instead of smelling bad.
حدثنا هشيم عن يونس عن الحسن قال :
كن النساء يجمعن مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وكان يقال : لا تخرجن إلا
تفلات لا يوجد منكن ريح طيب
Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله said:
"The women used to gather with the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم and it used to be said: Do not come out except (تفلات) a good scent should not be present
with you."
[Reported
by Ibn Abi Shaybah رحمه الله in his Musannaf & graded Saheeh by al-Albani رحمه الله in al-Ajwibah an-Nafiah pg. 48]
Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-'Abbad حفظه الله explained it as:
"There is not with them a
good scent. Verily, they come out in their usual scent which does not have
perfume. Verily they come out of their houses without beautifying and
perfuming. The intent of (التفلة) is without perfume. So she comes out with the scent, that
which upon her (and) without using perfume."
[Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no.78]
While a woman does not have to wear the clothing she
wears while serving or working, she should wear a jilbaab on the day of Eid.
Proof:
Narrated Umm `Atiya:
We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women
and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the
two `Id festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their
Musallah. A woman asked, "O Allaah's Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم' What about one who does not have a veil?" He said,
"Let her share the veil of her companion."
[Al-Bukhari no. 351]
Hafidh Ibn Hajr رحمه الله said:
"The intent is her sister
who is a friend. It is possible to mean that she shares her thawb with her.
What supports this is the version of the Hadith in Abu Dawood: 'Let her wear some of her clothing'. That is if it is spacious. It is possible that the
intent of his statement, 'her
clothing' is a type of clothing, so it
returns to the first. It is taken from this Hadith the permissibility of two
women being under or in one clothing when covering. It was said this was
mentioned by way of exaggeration".
[Fath ul-Baari]
Mulla Ali Qaari رحمه الله said:
"In this Hadith is the recommendation
of preparing a Jilbaab for a woman, the permissibility of borrowing clothing,
and preventing a woman from going out without a Jilbaab"
[Mirqaatul Mafatih (5/32)]
So
a woman should wear a Jilbaab on the day of Eid and if
she does not have one, she should either borrow one from her friend or even
wear the same Jilbaab as that of her friend! This instruction and guidance of
the Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم is lost nowadays. In fact, we see
the Muslim women, young and old, doing the opposite by wearing all types of
revealing clothing on the day of Eid, perfumed, and
adorned. The Jilbaab for many sisters has been replaced with a summer dress
which does not meet the requirements of the Hijab. Let alone those who wear
pants and other such clothing. Allaahu Mustaan.
We
ask Allaah to guide our sisters back to the Sunnah and to the example of our
pious predecessors. May Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى give
them the courage to leave off all this fashion in favor of the clothing of
taqwa.
And
Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى Knows best
Translated by:
Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
(Toronto Dawah)
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