Olfactory Visuals A Case of Saffron Prohibition in Ḥadīṯ Commentary
A review of the Ṣiḥāḥ corpus of prophetic traditions reveals multiple accounts on the application of perfume. Here the social role perfume and cosmetics could assume in Muslim worldview is examined through a closer look at the specific case of the prophetic saffron prohibition for men, expounded upo...
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Parfum safran Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī Perfume saffron Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī الطيب الزعفران ابن حجر العسقلاني فتح الباري صحيح البخاري |
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Parfum safran Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī Perfume saffron Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī الطيب الزعفران ابن حجر العسقلاني فتح الباري صحيح البخاري Shinikov, Atanas Olfactory Visuals A Case of Saffron Prohibition in Ḥadīṯ Commentary |
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A review of the Ṣiḥāḥ corpus of prophetic traditions reveals multiple accounts on the application of perfume. Here the social role perfume and cosmetics could assume in Muslim worldview is examined through a closer look at the specific case of the prophetic saffron prohibition for men, expounded upon in the authoritative Fatḥ al‑Bārī bi‑Šarḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī commentary of Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī (d. 1449). Prohibition of saffron usage by men is put in the light of a historically established interpretative and linguistic tradition supported by drawing on a solid body of previous sources, mainly within the Šāfiʿīte maḏhab. In case we need to build a hierarchy of sensory perceptions in order to decode the cultural role of saffron, it is difficult to say whether the olfactory or the visual element prevails. Yet, both saffron smell and colour can be perceived as pointing to a meaning beyond themselves. A saffron ban imposed in such a manner is made reasonable only within the discourses of legally charged ḥadīṯ interpretation; it is here where aspects of smell and sight play a significatory role with regards to cultural practices and occupy a transcendentally substantiated position. |
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openedition-oai:revues.org:beo_4721 https://doi.org/10.4000/beo.4721 urn:doi:10.4000/beo.4721 en https://journals.openedition.org/beo/4721 2016-12-06T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/d908 All rights reserved Olfactory Visuals A Case of Saffron Prohibition in Ḥadīṯ Commentary Bulletin d’études orientales Presses de l’Institut français du Proche-Orient info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2077-4079 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0253-1623 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/beo Shinikov, Atanas Parfum safran Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī Perfume saffron Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī Fatḥ al‑Bārī Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī الطيب الزعفران ابن حجر العسقلاني فتح الباري صحيح البخاري A review of the Ṣiḥāḥ corpus of prophetic traditions reveals multiple accounts on the application of perfume. Here the social role perfume and cosmetics could assume in Muslim worldview is examined through a closer look at the specific case of the prophetic saffron prohibition for men, expounded upon in the authoritative Fatḥ al‑Bārī bi‑Šarḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī commentary of Ibn Ḥaǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī (d. 1449). Prohibition of saffron usage by men is put in the light of a historically established interpretative and linguistic tradition supported by drawing on a solid body of previous sources, mainly within the Šāfiʿīte maḏhab. In case we need to build a hierarchy of sensory perceptions in order to decode the cultural role of saffron, it is difficult to say whether the olfactory or the visual element prevails. Yet, both saffron smell and colour can be perceived as pointing to a meaning beyond themselves. A saffron ban imposed in such a manner is made reasonable only within the discourses of legally charged ḥadīṯ interpretation; it is here where aspects of smell and sight play a significatory role with regards to cultural practices and occupy a transcendentally substantiated position. Un examen du corpus de traditions prophétiques ṣiḥāḥ révèle de nombreux récits mentionnant l’application de parfums. Le rôle social que les parfums et les cosmétiques peuvent endosser dans une vision musulmane du monde peut être examiné à travers le cas spécifique de la prohibition prophétique du safran pour les hommes, exposé en détails dans le commentaire d’Ibn Haǧar al‑ʿAsqalānī (m. 1449), le Fatḥ al‑Bārī bi‑Šarḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al‑Buḫārī, qui fait autorité. L’interdiction de l’utilisation du safran par les hommes sera abordée à la lumière d’une tradition linguistique et interprétative historiquement bien établie et s’appuyant sur un ensemble solide de sources plus anciennes, principalement celles du maḏhab šāfiʿīte. S’il fallait construire une hiérarchie des perceptions sensorielles afin de décoder le rôle culturel du safran, il serait difficile de dire si l’élément olfactif ou visuel prévaut. En effet, tant l’odeur du safran que sa couleur peuvent être perçues comme ayant une signification au‑delà d’elles‑mêmes. Le bannissement du safran ainsi imposé prend seulement sens dans le cadre des discours sur l’interprétation légale des ḥadīṯ‑s. Les aspects d’odeur et de vue jouent ici un rôle significatif en matière de pratiques culturelles et occupent une position justifiée de manière transcendentale. إنّ النظر في الصحاح من الحديث يكشف عن كثير من النصوص تتضمّن على استخدام الطيب. الدور الاجتماعي الذي تلعبه الطيب والموادّ التجميلية، والمكانة التي تحتلّها في نظرة المسلمين يتمّ البحث فيهما من خلال تحليل قضية النهي عن التزعفر للرجال في شرح فتح الباري لابن حجر العسقلاني. النهي عن التزعفر للرجال يقع في ضوء التقليد الفقهي واللغوي الذي يتمّ الدعم عنه من خلال الاستناد على كثرة متواصلة تاريخياً من الموارد الفقهية السابقة ومعظمها داخل المذهب الشافعي. إنّه من الصعب أن نفرّق بين حاسّتي الشمّ والبصر ونحدّد أيّ منهما تغلب على الأخرى في حالة إقامة ترتيب الحواسّ. في نفس الوقت يجب الذكر على أنّ كلا حاسّتي الشمّ والبصر تشيران إلى معنى رمزي ما وراء ذاتهما. وهكذا يظهر فرض النهي عن التزعفر للرجال متحمّلا بالمعنى داخل الفقه ليس إلّا، وهناك تلعب حاسّتا الشمّ والبصر دورا رمزيا من وجهة النظر للممارسات الثقافية وتحتلّ موقعا متعاليا يثبّته الدين. |