A worshipper in one of the Islamic centers in America is attacking and harming the worshippers. We have advised him many times, but he did not respond, so we reported him

The questioner : A question arrived from one of the Islamic centers stating: O Shaykh, we have a Muslim who attends prayer at the city center, which is the only one in the city. This man has been known for more than two years for his aggression toward some of the worshippers through harsh speech, shouting in the mosque, attacking, cursing, and insulting them without right, other than that they are of a certain nationality. Then his danger increased, and he began to attack every nationality of those who did not listen to him, until the matter reached the point where he struck two of the worshippers at different times. After several sessions with him and his promises not to repeat it, we found that he breaks his promise and aggresses against others. So the administrators of the center decided, after his danger increased and some people stopped coming to the mosque because of him, to inform the police to prevent him from entering the center for six months. This matter angered a group of people, and they accused us of resorting to the judgment of disbelievers. They also said that this prevents him from entering the House of Allah, which will affect his religion, and that you have no proof for this except the hadith about eating garlic and onions, and that is not sufficient. What is your opinion, O your Excellency, in this matter?

The Shaykh : We seek help from Allah, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah. This is one of the problems that arise and are among the bitter fruits of Muslims residing in lands of disbelief, where the Muslim sometimes resorts to the help of those disbelievers to solve a problem like this that exists between Muslims themselves. This is one of the many examples that make us insist that Muslims should not settle in lands of disbelief and should return to their own lands. As for this specific issue, the evidence cited with the hadith of garlic is valid evidence according to the people of jurisprudence, because it is a qiyas (analogical reasoning) of priority, as the jurists say. Allah (Mighty and Majestic), when He said in the well-known verse: and so on, the point of this verse is that the scholars say: If Allah (Mighty and Majestic) forbade a well-raised and well-disciplined son from saying "ugh" to either of his parents, then a fortiori He forbids him from striking them with his hand. This is taken by qiyas of priority by all jurists who accept qiyas, which is a necessity as established in the principles of jurisprudence. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expelled one who harms Muslims with harm much less than the harm of this person mentioned in the question, then a fortiori it is permissible to expel him, because his harm is much greater than the harm of the one who entered the mosque. First, he does not intend to harm the worshippers around him, and second, he only harms them with the smell resulting from his enjoyment of eating what Allah has made lawful for him. The hadith of garlic referred to has two narrations. One is the famous one, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): The other hadith, which is likely the one referred to in the question as not being a proof according to that claimant, was narrated by Imam Muslim in his "Sahih": "That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque one day and found the smell of garlic or onions from one of them, so he ordered him to be taken out to al-Baqi'" This hadith is undoubtedly and without doubt clear proof that it is permissible to expel those who cause harm from the mosque absolutely, and a fortiori if their harm is greater than the harm of this man who does not harm Muslims by striking them, but only by a foul smell. The evidence is in its place, without doubt or hesitation, for those who have been given understanding in knowledge. But the real problem remains is resorting to the police there to deal with this problem that occurs between the worshippers themselves. I have no answer to solve this problem except to say to them: Flee to Allah.
Yes.