The Ruling on Eating Garlic and Onions Before Prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks about the ruling on eating natural garlic in food or in cooking and then going to prayer?
Answer:
It is permissible to eat garlic and onions, but the one who attends prayer should not eat them and then go to the mosque with their smell on him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who eats garlic or onions from attending the mosque and told him to stay in his house because of the harm they cause in the mosque to the angels and the worshippers. So, one should not eat garlic or onions near prayer, but rather eat them at a time when there is no prayer nearby, and try to remove the smell by any means that removes the smell of garlic and onions. Cooking dissolves the smell, so if the onion or garlic is cooked, its smell disappears. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
The questioner asks about the ruling on eating natural garlic in food or in cooking and then going to prayer?
Answer:
It is permissible to eat garlic and onions, but the one who attends prayer should not eat them and then go to the mosque with their smell on him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who eats garlic or onions from attending the mosque and told him to stay in his house because of the harm they cause in the mosque to the angels and the worshippers. So, one should not eat garlic or onions near prayer, but rather eat them at a time when there is no prayer nearby, and try to remove the smell by any means that removes the smell of garlic and onions. Cooking dissolves the smell, so if the onion or garlic is cooked, its smell disappears. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If it is necessary, then cook them.
فإن كان لا بد فاقتلوهما طبخا.
Source
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