The ruling on the prayer of one who has eaten garlic or onions and prays in congregation outside the mosque
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The ruling on the prayer of one who has eaten garlic or onions and prays in congregation outside the mosque
The questioner: O honorable Shaykh! If a person eats garlic or onions, then goes to pray, but he does not pray in the mosque; rather, he prays with his brothers in the open field or in a farm, is this considered among the prohibitions?The Shaykh: The correct view is that it is not disliked for a person to pray in congregation after eating onions or garlic, unless he harms the worshippers. If he harms the worshippers, he does not enter with them. As for mosques, it is not permissible for him to attend after eating onions or garlic if their smell remains on him. If the smell has gone away, there is no harm, because the ruling revolves with its cause, existing when it exists and ceasing when it ceases. If the smell has gone away, no one is harmed by it, neither the angels in the mosque nor the worshippers.
The questioner: What if they all had eaten onions?The Shaykh: There is no harm; they pray in congregation and there is no blame on them.
The questioner: O honorable Shaykh! If a person eats garlic or onions, then goes to pray, but he does not pray in the mosque; rather, he prays with his brothers in the open field or in a farm, is this considered among the prohibitions?The Shaykh: The correct view is that it is not disliked for a person to pray in congregation after eating onions or garlic, unless he harms the worshippers. If he harms the worshippers, he does not enter with them. As for mosques, it is not permissible for him to attend after eating onions or garlic if their smell remains on him. If the smell has gone away, there is no harm, because the ruling revolves with its cause, existing when it exists and ceasing when it ceases. If the smell has gone away, no one is harmed by it, neither the angels in the mosque nor the worshippers.
The questioner: What if they all had eaten onions?The Shaykh: There is no harm; they pray in congregation and there is no blame on them.