It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to my family at night, while my hands were cracked, and my family applied saffron. When I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the morning and greeted him with salam, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to my salam nor did he say "welcome," but rather said: "Wash it off." I went and washed it, but some traces of saffron still remained on me. Nevertheless, I came again and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam. He (peace and blessings be upon him) neither replied to my salam nor said "welcome," but rather said: "Wash it off." So I went and washed it off, then came again to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him with salam. This time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to my salam and said "welcome," and said: "The angels neither attend the funeral of a disbeliever, nor do they come near a person who is covered in saffron, nor do they come near a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted concession to the one in a state of janabah that if he wishes to sleep or eat and drink, he should perform wudu (ablution).