It is narrated from the freed slave of Abu Ruhm that once Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) encountered a woman who had applied perfume. He asked her, "O servant of the Almighty, where are you intending to go?" She replied, "To the mosque." He asked, "Is it for this reason that you have applied perfume?" She said, "Yes." He said, "The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Any woman who leaves her house having applied perfume with the intention of going to the mosque, Allah does not accept her prayer until she returns home and washes it off in the manner of washing from impurity.'"