His fragrance and adornment ﷺ
His love for perfume ﷺ
He ﷺ said: 'Two things were made beloved to me of your world: women and perfume, and the coolness of my eye has been placed in prayer.' — [An-Nasa'i and Al-Hakim]. And the Prophet ﷺ had a sukkah — a vessel for perfume — from which he scented himself — [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi in Al-Shama'il with a sahih isnad].
- He ﷺ did not refuse perfume when it was gifted to him — [Al-Bukhari] on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him.
- He ﷺ said: 'Three things are not to be refused: cushions, oil (ointment), and milk' — [At-Tirmidhi].
- Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, used to perfume him ﷺ when he entered ihram with the best she could find — [Muttafaqun 'alayh].
- When he ﷺ anointed himself he would begin with his right palm, then wipe it over his eyebrows, then his eyes, then his head.
His application of kohl ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used ithmid as kohl three times in each eye before sleeping — [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi] on the authority of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. And the Prophet ﷺ recommended ithmid, saying that it clears the sight and causes the eyelashes to grow.
- He would apply ithmid three times in each eye — before sleep.
- He said: 'Ithmid clears the sight and causes the eyelashes to grow.'
- He had a kohl-container from which he would apply kohl before sleeping — [At-Tirmidhi in Al-Shama'il].
The pleasantness of his scent ﷺ
Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'I never touched silk or brocade softer than the palm of the Prophet ﷺ, nor did I ever smell any scent or perfume more pleasant than the scent of the Prophet ﷺ' — [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. And the companions could recognize the Prophet's ﷺ approach from a distance by his pleasant scent which would precede him.
- More pleasant than any perfume — Anas's testimony in the two Sahihs [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
- His hand was as if it had come from a perfumer's jar — testimony of Jabir ibn Samurah.
- His scent would precede him to the people — the companions used to know of his arrival from his scent.