Azami 2403

Abu Dawud (4174) and Ibn Majah (4002) both narrated it through Sufyan bin Uyayna, from Asim bin Ubaydullah, from Ubayd the freedman of Abu Rahm, from Abu Hurairah, who said, a woman met him, and he detected the scent of perfume wafting from her, with dust swirling behind her train. He said, "O slave of the Almighty, have you come from the masjid?" She said, "Yes." He said, "And did you perfume yourself for it?" She said, "Yes." He said, "I heard my beloved Abu Qasim say," and then he mentioned the hadith. This wording is Abu Dawud's. In Ibn Majah's version, "O slave of the Almighty, where are you going?" She said, "To the masjid."This chain has some issue, for Asim bin Ubayd bin Asim bin Umar bin Khattab is daif. However, he was corroborated, for Bayhaqi (3/133) narrated it through Abdul-Rahman bin Harith bin Abu Ubayd, one of the elders of Kawtha, the freedman of Abu Rahm Ghifari, from his grandfather, who said, "I went out with Abu Hurairah from the masjid in the forenoon, and a woman met us wearing perfume such that I had never smelled anything like it. Abu Hurairah said to her, 'Peace be upon you.' She replied, 'And upon you.' He said, 'Where are you going?' She said, 'To the masjid.' He said, 'Why did you perfume yourself with this scent?' She said, 'For the masjid.' He said, 'By Allah?' She said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' She said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'My beloved Abu Qasim told me, "No prayer is accepted from a woman who has perfumed herself for someone other than her husband, until she performs a ghusl from it just as she does a ghusl from janaba." So go and wash yourself from it, then come back and pray.'"Bayhaqi said, "His grandfather is Abu Harith Ubayd bin Abu Ubayd, and he is Abdul-Rahman bin Harith bin Abu Harith bin Abu Ubayd. Asim bin Abdullah narrated it from Ubayd, the freedman of Abu Rahm." End of quote. Ubayd, the freedman of Abu Rahm, his narrations are hasan, and Abdul-Rahman bin Harith is acceptable.Nasai (5127) narrated it from Muhammad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim, who said, Sulayman bin Dawud bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas Hashimi narrated to us, who said, Ibrahim bin Saad narrated to us, who said, I heard Safwan bin Salim, and I heard nothing else from Safwan, narrating from a trustworthy man, from Abu Hurairah, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "When a woman goes out to the masjid, she should wash off the perfume just as she washes from janaba," in abridged form. Its chain of transmission is sahih except for the unnamed man, who although described as trustworthy, ought properly to have been named so that he could be examined. It is most likely that he is Ubayd, the freedman of Abu Rahm.Ibn Khuzayma (1682) and Bayhaqi also narrated it, both through Uzai, who said, Musa bin Yasar narrated to me, from Abu Hurairah, who said, a woman passed by Abu Hurairah with her scent blowing strongly, and he said to her, "Where are you going, O slave of the Almighty?" She said, "To the masjid." He said, "Have you perfumed yourself?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Then go back and wash, for I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who goes out to the masjid with her scent blowing strongly, until she goes back and washes.'" However, this chain is disconnected, for Musa bin Yasar, who is the Jordanian, did not meet Abu Hurairah. Abu Hatim said, "He is a sheikh whose narrations are sound." Tirmidhi narrated a hadith from him concerning the zakat on honey, and said, "There is some criticism regarding its chain."With the combination of these chains, the hadith rises to the level of hasan li-ghayrihi, and it is acceptable as corroborating evidence.