Chapter 58 – Benedictions over Fragrance
58.1) You may not enjoy a fragrance without saying a benediction.
58.2) If the fragrance is from fruit, say “Who hath given. . .”
58.3) If the fragrance is from a tree or plant, say “Who hath created fragrant wood.”
58.4) If the fragrance is from grass or herbs, say “Who hath created fragrant herbs.”
58.5) If the fragrance is musk, say “Who hath created various kinds of spices.”
58.6) If the fragrance is balsam oil, say “Who hath created sweet-scented oil.”
58.7) If you say the wrong benediction over a fragrance, you may not consider your obligation fulfilled.
58.8) Wine or oil spiced with fragrant wood is subject to the benediction “Who hath created fragrant woods.”
58.9) Say benedictions of multiple fragrances in the following order: Fruit, wood, plants, and spices.
58.10) If you inhale incense, say the benediction as soon as the fumes ascend, before you inhale.
58.11) Spices meant for special purposes do not require a benediction.
58.12) If you enter a store to smell spices before buying them, say the benediction, “Who hath created various kinds of spices.”
58.13) You need not say benediction over scent that arises from an object other than the original.