His fragrant sweat and his noble scent ﷺ

The pleasant fragrance of his sweat ﷺ

Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon us and sat with us, and he perspired. My mother brought a small bottle and began to collect the sweat into it. The Prophet ﷺ woke and said: 'O Umm Sulaym, what is this you are doing?' She said: 'This is your sweat; we put it in our perfume and it is the best of perfumes.'" [Muslim]. Hind ibn Abi Halah said: "His sweat ﷺ was like pearls and more pleasant than musk."

• Umm Sulaym used to collect his sweat ﷺ in a bottle and put it into her perfume — [Muslim]
• Hind ibn Abi Halah said: "His sweat ﷺ was like pearls and more pleasant than musk"
• Anas said: "I have never smelled a fragrance more pleasant than the scent of the Prophet ﷺ" — [Muttafaqun 'alayh]
• The Companions could recognize his coming from afar by his pleasant scent

His noble scent ﷺ

Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have never touched silk nor brocade softer than the palm of the Prophet ﷺ, nor have I ever smelled a scent — or fragrance — more pleasant than the scent of the Prophet ﷺ." — [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. And Jabir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet ﷺ wiped his cheek and he found his hand cool and fragrant as if it had come from a perfumer's shop — [Muslim]. The Companions could recognize the Prophet's ﷺ coming from afar by his pleasant scent that preceded him.

• More pleasant in scent than every perfume — Anas's testimony in the two Sahihs
• The touch of his hand as if it came from a perfumer's shop — Jabir ibn Samurah's testimony in [Muslim]
• Softer than silk and brocade — Anas's testimony in the two Sahihs
• His scent used to reach the people before his arrival