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8 Perspiration
8 Perspiration
She used to collect the blessed perspiration of the Holy Prophet r and she used t
o mix it as perfume. The Prophet r asked, O Umme Salim! What is this? She said, Ya
Rasoolallah r! It is your blessed perspiration. I mix it in my perfume because
your blessed perspiration is the best perfume amongst all perfumes. [Mishkaat Sha
reef Pg.517 - Ash atul Lam aat Pg.488 Vol.4 - Khasaais-ul-Kubra - Sahih Bukhari
Shareef Pg.66 Vol.1]
The Mujaddid of the 14th Century, Ala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan t says
:
Raafe, Naafe Daafe Shaafe
Kya Kya Rahmat Paate ye Hai
Sheikh-ul-Muhaditheen Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadith Delhwi t mentions in his
book Mustataab Madaarij Shareef that a certain person wished to send his daughte
r to her husbands house (marry her) but he had no perfume so he went into the cou
rt of the Holy Prophet r and there was nothing present.
The Holy Prophet r asked for a bottle and placed some perfume in it. He then put
some of his blessed perspiration into the bottle and said, Mix some scent with i
t and ask your daughter to use it as perfume. Whenever she used the perfume, the
people of Madinah used to smell the fragrance and they called her home The House
of the Fragrant Ones [Madaarijun Nubuiwat Persian Pg.29 Vol.1 -Hujatullaahi Alal A
alameen Pg.685]