The ruling on missing the congregational prayer due to eating onions

Question : Well, a man said, “By Allah, I am not going to pray with the congregation today. What do you think?” He said, “Eat onions; the one who eats onions does not come to the mosque.” So he said, “That is a good trick,” and he ate the onions.

Answer : Eating is forbidden only, and he is considered one who abandons the congregational prayer. Missing the prayer is not forbidden, because he is only commanded to miss it to prevent his harm. If he were present, he would harm the people and harm the angels. So we say: You are currently a sinner and have done wrong by leaving the congregation, but you cannot attend the mosque. But if he ate the onions for the taste, does he sin and attend, or does he not attend? He does not attend. But does he miss the reward of the congregation? He misses the reward, but the burden of sin does not fall upon him.