Attending the mosque for one who ate garlic while forgetting
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Question:
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe: If a person eats garlic or onions while forgetting, is it permissible for him to attend so that he does not miss the lessons of knowledge?
Answer:
It is the smell that matters; you do not look at whether he is forgetting or remembering. The important thing is the presence of the smell, whether he is remembering or forgetting. He should not harm the people and the angels with his smell in the mosque.
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe: If a person eats garlic or onions while forgetting, is it permissible for him to attend so that he does not miss the lessons of knowledge?
Answer:
It is the smell that matters; you do not look at whether he is forgetting or remembering. The important thing is the presence of the smell, whether he is remembering or forgetting. He should not harm the people and the angels with his smell in the mosque.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (54:43)
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