Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible for the Muhrim to Do and Use of All Types
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 55
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 55
Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible for the Muhrim to Do and Use of All Types
وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تَشَمَّ اَلْإِذْخِرَ وَ اَلْقَيْصُومَ وَ اَلْخُزَامَى وَ اَلشِّيحَ وَ أَشْبَاهَهُ وَ أَنْتَ مُحْرِمٌ». وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ اِبْنَ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ اَلتُّفَّاحِ وَ اَلْأُتْرُجِّ وَ اَلنَّبِقِ وَ مَا طَابَ مِنْ رِيحِهِ فَقَالَ تُمْسِكُ عَنْ شَمِّهِ وَ أَكْلِهِ وَ لَمْ يَرْوِ فِيهِ شَيْئاً.
Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "There is no harm in smelling idhkhar (a type of fragrant grass), qaysum (a medicinal herb), khuzama (lavender), shiḥ (wormwood), and similar plants while you are in Ihram." Ali ibn Mahziyar reported: I asked Ibn Abi Umayr about apples, citrons (utruj), lotus fruit (nabq), and other fragrant items. Imam عليه السلام said: "Refrain from smelling or eating them." However, he did not narrate anything specific regarding their permissibility.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 136