Cutting off the prayer of one who is bothered by the smell of garlic and onions from his neighbor
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is one who is severely bothered by the smell of onions or garlic, and a man who has eaten them prays next to him, is it permissible for him to cut off his prayer to change his place and move away from him?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not cut off the prayer; he completes the prayer and is patient. But before he enters the prayer, if he senses the bad smell, he goes to the end of the row. As for if he has already entered the prayer, he does not cut it off; he completes it and is patient.
The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible for him to put a mask over his mouth and nose?
The Shaykh:
If he needs it, there is no fear. If he needs the mask, or if he blocks his nose with his belly or something, there is no fear. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is one who is severely bothered by the smell of onions or garlic, and a man who has eaten them prays next to him, is it permissible for him to cut off his prayer to change his place and move away from him?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not cut off the prayer; he completes the prayer and is patient. But before he enters the prayer, if he senses the bad smell, he goes to the end of the row. As for if he has already entered the prayer, he does not cut it off; he completes it and is patient.
The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible for him to put a mask over his mouth and nose?
The Shaykh:
If he needs it, there is no fear. If he needs the mask, or if he blocks his nose with his belly or something, there is no fear. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 116 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:40)
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