Ruling on attending the mosque congregation for one from whom a foul smell is found
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Q: There is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said: or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Does this mean that whoever eats any of these things is not permitted to pray in the mosque until that period has passed, or is eating them considered not permissible for one who is obligated to attend the congregational prayer?
A: This hadith and other authentic hadiths of similar meaning indicate that it is disliked (makruh) for a Muslim to attend the congregational prayer as long as a foul smell is apparent from him that offends those around him, whether that is from eating garlic, onions, leeks, or other things with a foul smell, such as smoke, until the smell goes away. It should be known that smoke, despite its foul smell, is forbidden (haram) due to its many harms and its well-known impurity. It falls under what the Exalted said about His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Surat al-A'raf: [Al-A'raf:157]. And what indicates this is also what the Exalted said in Surat al-Ma'idah: [Al-Ma'idah:4].
And it is known that smoke is not among the good things, so it is known thereby that it is among the forbidden things for the Ummah.
As for specifying it as three days, I do not know a basis for this in any of the authentic hadiths. Rather, the ruling is tied to the presence of the smell; so whenever it goes away, even if before three days, the dislike of attending the mosques goes away. This is because the ruling revolves with its cause, in its existence and its absence. And if it were said that attending the mosques is forbidden (haram) for him as long as the smell is present, that would be a strong opinion, because that is the original basis for the prohibition, just as the original basis for commands is obligation, unless specific evidence indicates otherwise. And success is from Allah.
Whoever eats onions, garlic, or leeks, let him not approach our mosques for three days, for the angels are offended by what the children of Adam are offended by.
من أكل بصلا أو ثوما أو كراثا فلا يقربن مساجدنا ثلاثة أيام فإن الملائكة تتأذى مما يتأذى منه بنو آدمA: This hadith and other authentic hadiths of similar meaning indicate that it is disliked (makruh) for a Muslim to attend the congregational prayer as long as a foul smell is apparent from him that offends those around him, whether that is from eating garlic, onions, leeks, or other things with a foul smell, such as smoke, until the smell goes away. It should be known that smoke, despite its foul smell, is forbidden (haram) due to its many harms and its well-known impurity. It falls under what the Exalted said about His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Surat al-A'raf:
makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil
وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَThey ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are [all] good foods
يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُAnd it is known that smoke is not among the good things, so it is known thereby that it is among the forbidden things for the Ummah.
As for specifying it as three days, I do not know a basis for this in any of the authentic hadiths. Rather, the ruling is tied to the presence of the smell; so whenever it goes away, even if before three days, the dislike of attending the mosques goes away. This is because the ruling revolves with its cause, in its existence and its absence. And if it were said that attending the mosques is forbidden (haram) for him as long as the smell is present, that would be a strong opinion, because that is the original basis for the prohibition, just as the original basis for commands is obligation, unless specific evidence indicates otherwise. And success is from Allah.
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