Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 4174

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، مَوْلَى أَبِي رُهْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لَقِيَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ الطِّيبِ يُنْفَحُ وَلِذَيْلِهَا إِعْصَارٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمَةَ الْجَبَّارِ جِئْتِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَلَهُ تَطَيَّبْتِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ حِبِّي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ لاَ تُقْبَلُ صَلاَةٌ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ لِهَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ فَتَغْتَسِلَ غُسْلَهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الإِعْصَارُ غُبَارٌ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Asim ibn Ubayd Allah, from Ubayd Allah, freedman of Abu Ruhm, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A woman met him, and he sensed a strong waft of perfume from her; a swirl of dust trailed her garment. He asked, “Servant of the Almighty, have you come from the mosque?” She said, “Yes.” He asked, “Did you perfume yourself for it?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “I heard my beloved Abu al-Qasim ﷺ say: A woman who perfumes herself for this mosque will have her prayer unaccepted until she returns and bathes as she bathes from major ritual impurity.” Abu Dawud said: The word i sar means dust.