Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 311 of 372
Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic
The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 311 : Ahadith 1701 – 1704
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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1701 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The narration in Muslim is: “He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosques.”
1702 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1703 Jabir (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us or our mosques.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The narration in Muslim is: “He who has eaten onion or garlic or leek should not approach our mosque, because the angels are also offended by the strong smells) that offend the children of Adam.” [Muslim].
1704 It has been narrated that `Umar (radiyallahu anhu) 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.[Muslim].