Ruling on breaking the prayer due to the smell of the adjacent worshipper
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a man prays next to me who has eaten garlic or onions, or whose smell is unpleasant, is it permissible for me to break my prayer and move to another place?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to move forward to the front row, there is no harm. If you can do this, or if you move back with the rear row to distance yourself from the smell, there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And from the pressure.
The Shaykh:
Breaking the prayer is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a man prays next to me who has eaten garlic or onions, or whose smell is unpleasant, is it permissible for me to break my prayer and move to another place?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to move forward to the front row, there is no harm. If you can do this, or if you move back with the rear row to distance yourself from the smell, there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And from the pressure.
The Shaykh:
Breaking the prayer is not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (50:14)
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