Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2788
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ خَيْرَ طِيبِ الرَّجُلِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَخَفِيَ لَوْنُهُ وَخَيْرَ طِيبِ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَخَفِيَ رِيحُهُ " . وَنَهَى عَنْ مِيثَرَةِ الأُرْجُوَانِ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Imran ibn Husayn reported that the Prophet said to him: ‘The best perfume for men is that whose scent is noticeable and color hidden; the best perfume for women is that whose color is noticeable and scent hidden.’ He also prohibited the crimson saddle cloth.’
This is a hasan gharib hadith through this route.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Mitharat al-urjuwan refers to a crimson-colored saddle cloth or cover. The English witness adds a lengthy explanatory note about its material and variant interpretations; that note is not part of this Arabic passage.