The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-03b
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The reciter: And Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me, saying: Isma'il—meaning ibn Ulayyah—narrated to us from 'Abd al-'Aziz, who is ibn Sahib, who said: Anas was asked about garlic, and he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 562.
The Shaykh : This also contains a benefit, which is his saying: "Let him not come near us." This applies if a person is bothered by it. However, if everyone is eating onions and garlic, then they are all equal to one another in this regard. But if a person who has eaten onions or garlic, or who has a bad smell, comes to the people and sits with them, we say: No, do not do that, because this is harmful. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade what is harmful by smell, then how much more so is it forbidden to harm by speech or action or the like?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the cooked one, may Allah reward you, will come to us, if Allah wills; it does no harm.
He who eats of this plant (garlic) should not approach us and pray along with us.
من أكل من هذه الشجرة فلا يقربنا ولا يصلي معناThe Shaykh : This also contains a benefit, which is his saying: "Let him not come near us." This applies if a person is bothered by it. However, if everyone is eating onions and garlic, then they are all equal to one another in this regard. But if a person who has eaten onions or garlic, or who has a bad smell, comes to the people and sits with them, we say: No, do not do that, because this is harmful. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade what is harmful by smell, then how much more so is it forbidden to harm by speech or action or the like?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the cooked one, may Allah reward you, will come to us, if Allah wills; it does no harm.