What is the reason for not entering the mosque for one who has eaten garlic?
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The questioner : The reason for not eating garlic is to avoid the mosques.
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah. What did we say a moment ago? We explained the reason.
The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the concept of the reason: if a person says that everyone in the mosque eats onions and garlic.
The Shaykh : They do not come. There are angels in the mosque, and it is a harm to the angels. The Messenger of Allah said:Sahih Muslim 564c, and the houses of Allah have angels in them. Yes, it can be said: if they pray in congregation in the desert, for example, and they all eat onions and garlic, then there is no harm. No, the angels are not in the desert; they are in the houses of Allah, in the places designated for worship.
The questioner : This man who is accustomed to eating garlic: why do we not apply to him this rule: that what leads to what is forbidden is itself forbidden?
The Shaykh : No, originally, when it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It has been forbidden," he said:. He specified this.
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah. What did we say a moment ago? We explained the reason.
The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the concept of the reason: if a person says that everyone in the mosque eats onions and garlic.
The Shaykh : They do not come. There are angels in the mosque, and it is a harm to the angels. The Messenger of Allah said:
for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.
إن الملائكة تتأذى ما يتأذى منه بنو آدمThe questioner : This man who is accustomed to eating garlic: why do we not apply to him this rule: that what leads to what is forbidden is itself forbidden?
The Shaykh : No, originally, when it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It has been forbidden," he said: