Hazrat Zainab, who is the wife of Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us: When any woman among you goes out towards the mosque, she should not apply perfume.

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) perceived the fragrance of oud from his wife while she was in Makkah. He made her swear an oath that she would not go out that night.

Hazrat Usman bin Abdullah bin Saraqah narrates that my mother said: My brother-in-law stayed with me, so I applied perfume and then went out. Then Hazrat Hafsa sent me a message through a messenger that indeed perfume is applied for the husband.

Hazrat A’mash narrates that Ibrahim’s wife asked him for permission to visit her family, so he granted her permission. Then he sensed the fragrance of incense from her, so he stopped her and said: Indeed, when a woman applies fragrance and then leaves the house, there is such a temptation in her fragrance in which there is fire.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Munkadir narrates that Hazrat Asma came to meet her sister Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) at a time when Hazrat Zubair was not present. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered and he perceived a pleasant fragrance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman to apply perfume when her husband is not present.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Faith has sixty or seventy or a few more branches. He mentioned one of these two numbers... The highest of them is bearing witness that there is no god but Allah, and the simplest is removing something harmful from the path, and modesty is also a part of faith.

Hazrat Abu Barzah narrates that I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Guide me to such a deed that will benefit me if I act upon it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Remove harmful things from the path of the Muslims."

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever visits a sick person, spends wealth on his family, or removes something harmful from the road, then the reward for one good deed will be equal to ten.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Yahya bin Haban narrates that a man set out with Hazrat Mu'adh. That person would remove any harmful thing he saw on the road. When Hazrat Mu'adh saw that this person would remove whatever harmful thing he saw from the path, he asked him, "What made you do this action?" He replied, "I saw you doing this." Hazrat Mu'adh responded, "Indeed, you have done right," or he said, "You have done a good deed. Because whoever removes a harmful thing from the path, a good deed is written for him, and whoever has a good deed written for him will enter Paradise."

Hazrat Qatadah narrates that Hazrat Anas said: There was a tree in the path of the people which was a cause of trouble for them, so a man removed it from the path. Then the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, I saw him in a dream that he was walking under the shade of that tree in Paradise.