Page 170 - The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

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The Prophet (saas) attached great importance to
cleanliness. He always smelt very fresh, clean and pleasant,
and recommended that Muslims do the same. Accounts that
have reached us from his companions give further details of
this aspect of the Prophet (saas):
Jaabir bin Samura (ra) states:
"Whenever the Holy Prophet tread on any path, when someone
passed by later, that they could recognize that the prophet had
passed by there because they could smell the fragrance of his
body." 125
From Anas bin Malik (ra):
"I never felt a silk cloth, nor pure silk, nor any other thing
softer than the palm of Rasulullah (saas). Nor did I smell any

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