Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: I ate garlic and came to the place where the Prophet ﷺ was praying; one rak'ah of prayer had been performed when I joined. When I entered the mosque, the Prophet ﷺ noticed the odour of garlic. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he said: He who eats from this plant should not come near us until its odour has gone away. When I finished the prayer, I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, do give me your hand. Then I put his hand in the sleeve of my shirt, carrying it to my chest to show that my chest was fastened with a belt. He said: You have a (valid) excuse.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الأطعمة / 3826
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, أبو ھلال تابعه سليمان بن المغيرة عند أحمد (4/252) وصححه ابن خزيمة (1672) وابن حبان (319)
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبوداود، (تحفة الأشراف: 11539)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (4/249، 252) (صحیح) » (اس کے راوی ابو ہلال متکلم فیہ ہیں مگر صحیح ابن خزیمہ میں ان کی صحیح متابعت موجود ہے، نمبر 1672)
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, due to the severity of hunger, they had tied stones to their stomachs, with the binding reaching up to their chests, and they found nothing to eat except garlic, which they ate and then came to the mosque.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: Benefit: That is, due to using garlic for the purpose of treating illness, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) considered them excused.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3826