Page 129 - Jannah: The Garden from the Qur'an and Hadith

In another hadith, the Messenger
of Allah told us about the beautiful
aromas of the food in the Garden:

… the best smelling and finest foods
are produced. (Al-Hafiz ibn ad-
Dayba ash-Shaybani, Taysir al-usul
ila Jami al-usul, p. 448/3)
Aroma is an important element in the
pleasure we derive from food. The pleasure
we take from the scent of a cake in the oven
comes from the aroma of the vanilla and the

chocolate, for example, wafting through the
air. In the same way, the pleasure we take
from roasting meat, oranges, tomatoes or any
other food is due to the aromas they exude. If
we had no sense of smell we would not be able
to distinguish the foods we eat in this particu-
lar fashion and we would not experience their
tastes in quite the same way. From this point of
view, smells are complementary to the pleasure
we find in delicious tastes.
Another hadith mentions the beauty of the
aromas of the Garden:
The north wind will blow and will scatter
fragrance on their faces and on their clothes

and add to their goodness and beauty.
(Narrated by Anas, Sahih Muslim)
Another hadith speaks of plants that are
known by their beautiful scents: