A group in the desert: Is it permissible for them to eat onions before prayer?
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The questioner : A group of young men in the desert wanted to eat onions with their lunch. Is it valid for them to do so before the prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, eating onions is permissible in the desert and in the town.
The questioner : Before the prayer?
The Shaykh : Even before the prayer, as long as he does not intend to miss the congregation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he did not say "except at the time of prayer," just as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said before intoxicants were forbidden: .
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?
The Shaykh : The angels, when they are in the mosques, and the hadith says: "They do not approach our mosques."
The Shaykh : Yes, eating onions is permissible in the desert and in the town.
The questioner : Before the prayer?
The Shaykh : Even before the prayer, as long as he does not intend to miss the congregation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is lawful, and it is not for me to forbid what Allah has made lawful.
إنه حلال، وليس لي أن أحرم ما أحل اللهDo not approach prayer while you are intoxicated
لا تقربوا الصلاة وأنتم سكارىThere 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?
The Shaykh : The angels, when they are in the mosques, and the hadith says: "They do not approach our mosques."