Some people eat garlic and onions and say, "I use toothpaste and the smell goes away, and I go to the mosque." What is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, regarding garlic and onions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some people say, "Of course, the evidence came prohibiting the eating of these two plants and going to the mosque." Some say, "I use toothpaste or eat cardamom and go, and the smell goes away." What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Onions, garlic, and leeks are all lawful. When the Companions said, "It has been forbidden," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 3:186 But whoever eats them, if he intends by that not to pray with the congregation, he is sinful, and the sin of missing the congregation does not fall from him.
And whoever eats them for a purpose or because he craves them, there is no sin on him. We tell him: Do not go to the mosque as long as the smell is present. But if the smell has gone away, there is nothing wrong with going to the mosque. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some people say, "Of course, the evidence came prohibiting the eating of these two plants and going to the mosque." Some say, "I use toothpaste or eat cardamom and go, and the smell goes away." What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Onions, garlic, and leeks are all lawful. When the Companions said, "It has been forbidden," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not for me to forbid what Allah has made lawful
ليس لي تحريم ما أحل اللهAnd whoever eats them for a purpose or because he craves them, there is no sin on him. We tell him: Do not go to the mosque as long as the smell is present. But if the smell has gone away, there is nothing wrong with going to the mosque. Yes.