Hijab in the Light of the Quran and Hadith

The fifth condition of hijab is that the garment should not be perfumed (while going out). There are many traditions that forbid women from wearing perfume when going out. After quoting a few traditions, he writes: “Ibn Daqiq al-‘id writes that in this hadith, a woman is forbidden to go to the mosque wearing perfume because it stimulates carnal desires in men. So when it is forbidden for women to wear perfume to go to the mosque, their use of perfume when they go out shopping or for any other purpose is all the more sinful. Al-Haythami writes that going out wearing adornments and perfume is a sin, even if it is done with the husband’s permission.” (Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Hijab al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah fil Kitab was-Sunnah [1914], 65) The sixth condition of the hijab is that a woman’s garments should not resemble those of men. Here is one of the traditions he has quoted to this effect: The Prophet has condemned men who imitate women and women who imitate men. (Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Hijab al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah fil Kitab was-Sunnah [1914], 67) From this tradition, the writer concludes that a garment that in most parts resembles those of men is not permissible for women, even if it covers her adequately. (Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Hijab al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah fil Kitab was-Sunnah (1914), 77) The seventh rule of hijab is that it should not resemble that worn by non-believers. Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani