Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
Whoever eats garlic or onion, let him keep away from us, or keep away from our masjid, and let him stay in his house.
Sahih al-Bukhari 855, Sahih Muslim 564
What this hadith teaches
Bad smells hurt the worshippers and the angels. The same applies to smoking, dirty socks or anything that bothers people in the rows.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Jabir ibn Abdullah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ أَكَلَ ثُومًا أَوْ بَصَلاً فَلْيَعْتَزِلْنَا ـ أَوْ قَالَ ـ فَلْيَعْتَزِلْ مَسْجِدَنَا، وَلْيَقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِهِ ". وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ بِقِدْرٍ فِيهِ خَضِرَاتٌ مِنْ بُقُولٍ، فَوَجَدَ لَهَا رِيحًا فَسَأَلَ فَأُخْبِرَ بِمَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْبُقُولِ فَقَالَ " قَرِّبُوهَا " إِلَى بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ كَانَ مَعَهُ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ كَرِهَ أَكْلَهَا قَالَ " كُلْ فَإِنِّي أُنَاجِي مَنْ لاَ تُنَاجِي
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 855, as given on sunnah.com.