Kontroversi Parfum Perempuan dalam Hadis

Antara Sunnah, Makruh, dan Larangan

Abstract

This article explores the legal status of women wearing perfume in Islam through a hadith-based study, examining various chains of transmission, textual variants, and scholarly interpretations. The research uses a qualitative descriptive method with a thematic analysis approach. The main findings indicate that perfume use is generally recommended, but becomes disliked or even forbidden when women wear it outside the home to attract male attention. The novelty lies in contextualizing these hadiths by differentiating perfume types, usage settings (daily life, fasting, pilgrimage), and the wearer’s intention. The Shafi’i school’s view, which treats the prohibition as mildly discouraged (makruh tanzih), is seen as balanced compared to strict prohibitions. The article recommends further studies on the maqashid sharia dimension to reinterpret hadiths in today’s more open society. In conclusion, wearing perfume is permissible as long as it does not provoke temptation and is appropriate to the situation and setting.