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Does perfume applied to the body and clothes conflict with purity (tahara) and prayer (salat)? And if it is impure, how can a woman adorn herself and wear perfume for her husband?

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If the perfume is free of alcohol, it does not affect ritual purity (tahara) or prayer (salat), though it is forbidden for a woman to leave her house wearing perfume. However, if the perfume contains alcohol, it is preferable to avoid it in prayer and other situations.

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