If a man eats garlic or onions and does not go to the mosque for fear of harming the worshippers, is he sinful for leaving the congregation?

The questioner : The questioner says: If a Muslim brother eats onions or garlic and does not go to the mosque to perform the congregational prayer, fearing to commit a sin based on the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): ; is he sinful for leaving the congregation due to this narration?

The Shaykh : Of course, he is sinful. In fact, it appears that the questioner did not notice the intended meaning of the hadith he mentioned, which is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . The intent of the hadith is not to provide an excuse for one who eats garlic and onions to not attend the mosques of Muslims, because of the harm he causes to them and to the angels who are brought near, who attend their mosques. That is not the intent. Rather, the intent is to impose a punishment on the one who eats garlic and onions, and one aspect of that punishment is that he does not attend the mosques of Muslims. This is the intent. The intent is not that he has an excuse to not attend the mosques of Muslims. The intent is, O Muslim, if you are about to pray, do not eat garlic or onions, for that obligates you to stay away from the mosques of Muslims, and your staying away from the mosques of Muslims involves a clear sin. So if you eat garlic and onions before the time of prayer, you have sinned, because you have neglected the obligatory duty. This is the intent of the hadith. The intent is not that if he eats, he is excused from leaving the congregation of Muslims. No, our Lord says: . So the one who eats garlic and onions before the time of prayer is sinful, even though he did not eat anything but what is lawful and pure. The sin is due to that foul smell, which causes harm to the Muslims in their gathering in the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
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