Is a person excused from the congregational prayer if he has a chronic bad smell coming from his mouth?

Question:
I pray with the congregation most of the time, but sometimes I refrain from going to the mosque because a chronic bad smell comes from my mouth. Is there a sin on me if I leave the congregational prayer for this reason? Will I be recorded as having the reward of the congregation? And if I do not pray with the congregation, how do I pray the Friday prayer? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The congregational prayer is obligatory, and a Muslim does not leave it except for a valid legal excuse. So, if what the questioner mentioned causes discomfort to those around him, meaning a smell comes from him that the worshippers are bothered by, then this is a valid legal excuse for him. He may pray in his home, and the reward will be recorded for him, if Allah wills, because he is excused in leaving the congregation. And whoever performs an act of worship and then leaves it for an excuse, the reward of the one who performed it is recorded for him, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, rewards the believer according to his intention, his good intention. So, if this smell bothers the worshippers and people are bothered by it, then this is a valid legal excuse for him to withdraw and pray in his home, and praise be to Allah, and he has the reward of the one who prays with the congregation. But if it is light and people are not bothered by it, then he is not excused in leaving the prayer. Yes, the congregational prayer. Yes, may Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.