Is the one who eats garlic or onions and then goes to the mosque and prays with the congregation sinful?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man ate garlic or onions, then went to the 'Asr prayer in the mosque and prayed, knowing that the hadithSahih al-Bukhari 7359 says: "Let him not approach our mosque." He asks: Does he have a way to repent in that case?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is sinful; he has committed a sin because he contradicted the hadith. He must repent and seek forgiveness, and not return to such a thing. Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Does the one who prayed next to him have the right to break his prayer if he is bothered by the smell?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not a danger. One does not break the prayer except for a danger. There is no danger in garlic and onions. It is not permissible to break the prayer.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man ate garlic or onions, then went to the 'Asr prayer in the mosque and prayed, knowing that the hadith
Whoever has eaten garlic or onion
من أكل ثوما أو بصلاThe Shaykh:
Yes, he is sinful; he has committed a sin because he contradicted the hadith. He must repent and seek forgiveness, and not return to such a thing. Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Does the one who prayed next to him have the right to break his prayer if he is bothered by the smell?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not a danger. One does not break the prayer except for a danger. There is no danger in garlic and onions. It is not permissible to break the prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1108 -3022] هل يأثم من أكل ثوماً أو بصلا ثم أتى المسجد وصلى مع الجماعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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