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Does a driver smelling the scent of perfume on my books or personal belongings constitute zina (adultery/fornication) and is it forbidden?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The prohibition, in Islamic law, is against a woman going out perfumed and passing by men who then find her scent. As for placing perfume in a notebook or book that falls into the hands of a non-mahram man, this is not included in that prohibition.

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