If food containing onions is served to him, should he eat it and not attend the congregational prayer, or should he not eat it?
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The questioner : If the time for prayer is near, and a man is served food that contains onions and garlic, and the things the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade... we tell him: do not eat from it, or should he eat and not attend the prayer?
The Shaykh : What do you say? If food containing onions is served to a man, do we say: do not eat from it, or do we say: eat, but do not attend the prayer? It appears that we say: yes, we say: eat, but do not attend the prayer, because you did not eat in order to avoid attending; rather, you ate out of desire. And if you do that, you are forbidden from attending the mosque so as not to harm the people. This is the closest view. Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you say? If food containing onions is served to a man, do we say: do not eat from it, or do we say: eat, but do not attend the prayer? It appears that we say: yes, we say: eat, but do not attend the prayer, because you did not eat in order to avoid attending; rather, you ate out of desire. And if you do that, you are forbidden from attending the mosque so as not to harm the people. This is the closest view. Yes.