Is it permissible for the family of the deceased (men and women) to perfume themselves during a condolence gathering, or is it exclusive to the deceased's wife and daughters?
Mourning for the deceased by abstaining from perfume and adornment is obligatory for the wife for four months and ten days. As for other relatives, they are permitted to mourn for only three days. If any relative abstains from perfume and adornment as a form of mourning, they must cease this after three days, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for a deceased person for more than three nights, except for her husband, for whom she mourns for four months and ten days." Therefore, it is permissible for the deceased's family — men and women, other than his wife — to use perfume, and if any of them refrains from it as a form of mourning, it must not exceed three days.
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