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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the criterion for leaving the mosque eating onions or the presence of the smell?

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The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : No, it is the smell. Therefore, if he removes it, there is no harm.

The questioner : But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever has eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should keep away from our mosque من أكل ثوما أو بصلا فلا يقربن مسجدنا
Sahih al-Bukhari 7359
He said:
Whoever eats من أكل
and he did not say ...

The Shaykh : The reasons are
For the angels are harmed by what harms humans. فإن الملائكة تتأذى مما يتأذى منه الإنسان
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 3:184
and if there is no smell, there is no harm.
Source alathar.net

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