Divine Attribute of Smelling

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

والصلاة والسلام على نبيه الامين

The Torah explicitly affirms the attribute of smelling for God:

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour (Genesis 8:20-21) see also Leviticus 1:9,13; 2:2; 23:18

However, most Muslims stop short of affirming this attribute for Allah, including the Atharis. I personally believe that Allah has this attribute, without any anthropomorphism, and Shaykh Ibn Baz, the former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, mentioned the likelihood or possibility of this being true when he was asked:

سؤال: هل يؤخذ من الحديث أطيب عند الله من ريح المسك إثبات صفة الشم لله عز وجل

الجواب: ليس ببعيد

Question: Can the attribute of smelling be affirmed for Allah, Mighty and Glorified, from the Hadith “The smell that comes from the mouth of a fasting person is more fragrant to Allah than the scent of musk”?

Answer: It is not far-fetched

(Masa’il ul-Imam Ibn Baz; p.278, #770)