A fabric softener composition comprising: a. 1 to 20 wt. % ionic compound of general formula I: wherein A is a tetravalent linker selected from the group consisting of A-5 Q 1 to Q 4, which may be identical or different from each other, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, R and X, and W is an anion or an anionic group bearing w negative charges and r is the number of substituents Q1 to Q4 which are represented by a group X, wherein R, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is a C 5 -C 27 aliphatic group, m, m', m" and m′′′ are 0, wherein kʺʺ is 0 and X, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is represented by formula II wherein Z 1, Z 2 and Z 3, which may be the same or different, are O, S or NH, Y is a divalent C 1 -C 6 aliphatic radical, R', R" and R′′′, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl group, n and n' are 0 or 1 with the sum of n+n' being 1 or 2, wherein at least one of Q 1 to Q 4 is represented by X and at least two of groups Q 1 to Q 4 are represented by R, which groups R may be the same or different at each occurrence, and wherein two of substituents Q 1 to Q 4 are X with each carbon atom of linker A carrying one group X and one group R wherein X and R might be the same or different at each occurrence, b. 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c. Water. a. 1 to 20 wt. % ionic compound of general formula I: wherein A is a tetravalent linker selected from the group consisting of A-5 Q 1 to Q 4, which may be identical or different from each other, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, R and X, and W is an anion or an anionic group bearing w negative charges and r is the number of substituents Q1 to Q4 which are represented by a group X, wherein R, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is a C 5 -C 27 aliphatic group, m, m', m" and m′′′ are 0, wherein kʺʺ is 0 and X, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is represented by formula II wherein Z 1, Z 2 and Z 3, which may be the same or different, are O, S or NH, Y is a divalent C 1 -C 6 aliphatic radical, R', R" and R′′′, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl group, n and n' are 0 or 1 with the sum of n+n' being 1 or 2, wherein at least one of Q 1 to Q 4 is represented by X and at least two of groups Q 1 to Q 4 are represented by R, which groups R may be the same or different at each occurrence, and wherein two of substituents Q 1 to Q 4 are X with each carbon atom of linker A carrying one group X and one group R wherein X and R might be the same or different at each occurrence, A is a tetravalent linker selected from the group consisting of A-5 Q 1 to Q 4, which may be identical or different from each other, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, R and X, and W is an anion or an anionic group bearing w negative charges and r is the number of substituents Q1 to Q4 which are represented by a group X, wherein R, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is a C 5 -C 27 aliphatic group, m, m', m" and m′′′ are 0, wherein kʺʺ is 0 and X, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, is represented by formula II wherein Z 1, Z 2 and Z 3, which may be the same or different, are O, S or NH, Y is a divalent C 1 -C 6 aliphatic radical, R', R" and R′′′, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl group, n and n' are 0 or 1 with the sum of n+n' being 1 or 2, wherein at least one of Q 1 to Q 4 is represented by X and at least two of groups Q 1 to Q 4 are represented by R, which groups R may be the same or different at each occurrence, and wherein two of substituents Q 1 to Q 4 are X with each carbon atom of linker A carrying one group X and one group R wherein X and R might be the same or different at each occurrence, b. 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c. Water.