Chapter on the prohibition of one who has eaten garlic, onions, leeks, or anything else with a foul smell from entering the mosque before the smell has gone away, except in case of dire necessity.
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on the prohibition of one who has eaten garlic, onions, leeks, or anything else with a foul smell from entering the mosque before the smell has gone away, except in case of dire necessity
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Abi Dawud 3825Sahih (Al-Albani) meaning garlic agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, and in a narration by Muslim
And it was narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidRiyad as-Salihin 1702 agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
And it was narrated from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih al-Bukhari 7359 agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
And in a narration by MuslimSahih Muslim 564c
And it was narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)Riyad as-Salihin 1704 narrated by Muslim "
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
This chapter mentioned by the author (may Allah have mercy on him) in *Riyad al-Saliheen* is among the rulings concerning mosques. It is the prohibition of one who has eaten onions, garlic, leeks, or the like from approaching or entering the mosque until the smell has gone away. Then he mentioned hadiths, among them:
The hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) meaning two things foul in smell. And he reported and al-Baqi' is close to the mosque, as is well known, close to the Prophet's Mosque. But he sent him to al-Baqi' as a discretionary punishment. Otherwise, it would have been sufficient to take him out of the mosque door. But for the sake of the discretionary punishment, he sent him to this place which is somewhat far. However, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: whoever wants meaning whoever wants to eat them let him cook them, for if he cooks them, the smell goes away and the benefit is obtained.
It is derived from this hadith that onions and garlic are not forbidden; it is permissible for a person to eat them. But if he eats them, he must not enter the mosque, nor pray with the congregation, nor attend a lesson of knowledge, because the angels are harmed by their foul smell.
Likewise, the scholars said that if a person has a smell of armpits, or a smell in the head, or a smell in the mouth, or a foul smell in the armpits or the like, he must not approach the mosque until he removes this smell, because the operative cause is the same: the harm to the angels by foul smells.
If someone asks: If a person uses something that removes the smell, is it permissible for him to enter? We say: Yes, it is permissible for him to enter if he eats something that completely removes the smell and no smell comes out from the stomach, for there is no harm, because the ruling follows its operative cause in existence and absence.
If a person asks: Is it permissible for a person to eat them so that he does not attend the mosque? We say: No, this is forbidden. It is not permissible for a person to resort to dropping an individual obligation by any means. But if he eats them because he buys them, we say: eating is permissible, but do not approach the mosque until the smell has gone away. And success is from Allah.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on the prohibition of one who has eaten garlic, onions, leeks, or anything else with a foul smell from entering the mosque before the smell has gone away, except in case of dire necessity
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
He who eats from this plant
من أكل من هذه الشجرةSo let them not approach our mosque
فلا يقربن مسجدناOur mosques.
مساجدناAnd it was narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us.
من أكل من هذه الشجرة فلا يقربنا ولا يصلين معناAnd it was narrated from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should keep away from our mosque and should stay at home." Ibn Wahb said, "Once a plate full of cooked vegetables was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) at Badr. Detecting a bad smell from it, he asked about the dish and was informed of the kinds of vegetables in contained. He then said, "Bring it near," and so it was brought near to one of his companions who was with him. When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw it, he disliked eating it and said (to his companion), "Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not talk to."
من اكل ثوما أو بصلا فليعتزل مسجدناAnd in a narration by Muslim
he said: He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.
من أكل البصل والثوم والكراث فلا يقربن مسجدنا فإن الملائكة تتأذى مما يتأذى منه بنو آدمAnd it was narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
It has been narrated that 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said in the sermon of Friday prayer: "O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi'. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.
أنه خطب يوم الجمعة فقال في خطبته ثم إنكم أيها الناس تأكلون شجرتين ما أراهما إلا خبيثتين البصل والثوم لقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا وجد ريحهما من الرجل في المسجد أمر به فأخرج إلى البقيع فمن أكلهما فليمتهما طبخاThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
This chapter mentioned by the author (may Allah have mercy on him) in *Riyad al-Saliheen* is among the rulings concerning mosques. It is the prohibition of one who has eaten onions, garlic, leeks, or the like from approaching or entering the mosque until the smell has gone away. Then he mentioned hadiths, among them:
The hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
That he delivered a sermon to the people on Friday and said: "You eat from these two trees, onions and garlic, and I do not think them, or I do not think them, anything but foul."
أنه خطب الناس يوم الجمعة فقال إنكم تأكلون من هاتين الشجرتين البصل والثوم وما أراهما أو وما أراهما إلا خبيثتينThat the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when someone entered having eaten from them, ordered him to be taken out to al-Baqi'
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا دخل أحد وقد أكل منهما أمر به فأخرج إلى البقيعWhoever eats them
من من أكلهماLet him cook them
فليمتهما طبخاIt is derived from this hadith that onions and garlic are not forbidden; it is permissible for a person to eat them. But if he eats them, he must not enter the mosque, nor pray with the congregation, nor attend a lesson of knowledge, because the angels are harmed by their foul smell.
Likewise, the scholars said that if a person has a smell of armpits, or a smell in the head, or a smell in the mouth, or a foul smell in the armpits or the like, he must not approach the mosque until he removes this smell, because the operative cause is the same: the harm to the angels by foul smells.
If someone asks: If a person uses something that removes the smell, is it permissible for him to enter? We say: Yes, it is permissible for him to enter if he eats something that completely removes the smell and no smell comes out from the stomach, for there is no harm, because the ruling follows its operative cause in existence and absence.
If a person asks: Is it permissible for a person to eat them so that he does not attend the mosque? We say: No, this is forbidden. It is not permissible for a person to resort to dropping an individual obligation by any means. But if he eats them because he buys them, we say: eating is permissible, but do not approach the mosque until the smell has gone away. And success is from Allah.