Is it permissible for a traveling woman to wear perfume for her husband when going out in non-Islamic countries?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
Traveling to non-Muslim countries is permissible out of necessity if the guidelines are observed and there is no fear of temptation (fitna). A woman going out perfumed, when there is a certainty or strong suspicion of temptation, is not permissible. She should only perfume herself for her husband in her home. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If a woman perfumes herself and passes by people so that they may smell her fragrance, then she is such and such," and in An-Nasa'i: "then she is an adulteress."
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/112581
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 112581
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy