The Ruling on Eating Onions Before Prayer
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O Shaykh, a group of young men in the desert wanted to eat onions with their lunch before prayer. Is it permissible for them to do so?
Eating onions is permissible in the desert and in the town.
The questioner: Before the prayer?Answer: Even before prayer, as long as he does not intend to miss the congregation; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: It is lawful, and it is not for me to forbid what Allah has made lawful.
And he did not say: Except at the time of prayer,As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said before intoxicants were forbidden: [Al-Nisa: 43] , so there is no harm in their eating before the iqamah is called, and as long as they all share in this smell, there is no harm.
The questioner: And the angels?Answer: The angels are only in the mosques,And the hadith: (so they should not approach our mosques) .
Eating onions is permissible in the desert and in the town.
The questioner: Before the prayer?Answer: Even before prayer, as long as he does not intend to miss the congregation; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: It is lawful, and it is not for me to forbid what Allah has made lawful.
And he did not say: Except at the time of prayer,As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said before intoxicants were forbidden:
Do not approach prayer while you are in a state of intoxication
لا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُكَارَىThe questioner: And the angels?Answer: The angels are only in the mosques,And the hadith: (so they should not approach our mosques) .