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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on going to the mosque for one who has eaten garlic or onions

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The questioner:
Please, one question, Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
May you live long, if a person has eaten garlic, is it permissible for him to pray at home or in the mosque? Which is better? Thank you, thank you.

The Shaykh:
First, one should avoid eating garlic when attending the prayer, or onions, or anything with a bad smell, so as not to harm the worshippers. If the smell of garlic or onions or bad odors remains on him, he does not go to the mosque until the smell goes away, and he prays at home, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him)صلى الله عليه وسلم
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 2:194
Whoever has eaten garlic or onionمن أكل ثوما أو بصلا
Sahih al-Bukhari 7359
Let him not approach our mosque, and let him pray at home, to prevent harm. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم الذهاب إلى المسجد لمن أكل ثومًا أو بصلًا - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:22)

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