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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ صِيَانَةِ الْمَسَاجِدِ مِنَ الرَّوَائِحِ الْكَرِيهَةِChapter on Protecting Mosques from Foul Odors
Hadith 1357
اُردوEn
عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَكَلْتُ ثُومًا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ مُصَلَّى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي بِرَكْعَةٍ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قُمْتُ أَقْضِي فَوَجَدَ رِيحَ الثُّومِ، فَقَالَ: ((مَنْ أَكَلَ هَٰذِهِ الْبَقْلَةَ فَلَا يَقْرَبَنَّ مَسْجِدَنَا حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ رِيحُهَا)) قَالَ: فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ الصَّلَاةَ أَتَيْتُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ لِي عُذْرًا، نَاوَلْنِي يَدَكَ، قَالَ: فَوَجَدْتُهُ وَاللَّهِ سَهْلًا، فَنَاوَلَنِي يَدَهُ فَأَدْخَلَهَا فِي كُمِّي إِلَى صَدْرِي فَوَجَدَهُ مَعْصُوبًا فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ لَكَ عُذْرًا))
Sayyiduna Mughira bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I ate garlic and came to the mosque of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had already performed one rak’ah, so when he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I stood up to complete one rak’ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sensed the smell of garlic and said: Whoever eats this vegetable should by no means come near our mosque until its smell is gone. Mughira bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: After completing the prayer, I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have an excuse, please give me your hand. He says: By Allah, I found him gentle. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me his hand, then inserted it through my sleeve until it reached my chest and, feeling the bandage tied on my chest, said: Indeed, you have an excuse.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … All the narrations are extremely clear in their meaning, and the inference drawn from them is also extremely evident. However, the situation today is that human desires, inclinations, and the pleasures of the tongue have overcome his religion. Among us, onions, radishes, etc. are used as salad with food. Despite being cautioned and admonished, those who eat them do not incline their attention towards the statements of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and some friends, just to evade the issue, say that if one uses sugar or jaggery after eating onions, etc., the odor is eliminated. Yet, without even trying this remedy themselves, they proceed towards the mosques.
Philosophy remains, but Ghazali’s admonition is gone; the call to prayer remains, but the spirit of Bilal is no more.
This heedlessness means that we either wish to disobey the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or we wish to distance ourselves from the company of the angels, or we wish to cause them harm. Sayyiduna Jabir radi Allahu anhu narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Whoever eats from this foul-smelling tree should not come near our mosque, for the angels are harmed by what harms the children of Adam.)) (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) That is: Whoever eats the fruit (onion) of this foul-smelling tree should not come near our mosque, because the angels are harmed by what harms humans. Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu narrates: I saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, when he sensed the smell of onion or garlic from someone, he would order him to go out towards Baqi‘. (Muslim: 567) What is the reason that, despite such warnings, we do not reflect on the meanings of these ahadith and remain enslaved to our own inclinations and the pleasures of the tongue? Is this warning not sufficient for a person who eats raw onion, etc., that if it were the Prophet’s Mosque and the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam were present, he would be expelled from the Prophet’s Mosque? Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu narrates that ((The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade eating garlic, onion, and leek.)) (Musnad Tayalisi: 2171, Sahihah: 2389)
Leek: … A foul-smelling type of vegetable similar to onion. Note that if these foul-smelling things are cooked and their odor is eliminated, then eating them is permissible. Perhaps in this regard, we may learn a lesson from the following hadith: Hazrat Ali radi Allahu anhu says that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam commanded us to use the tooth-stick (miswak) and said: ((When a servant stands for prayer, an angel comes to him and stands behind him, listening to the Qur’an and drawing near. The angel continues to listen and draw near until he places his mouth upon the mouth of the worshipper, and whatever verse the worshipper recites enters into the angel.)) (Sunan Bayhaqi: 1/38, Musnad Bazzar: p. 60, Sahihah: 1213)
Philosophy remains, but Ghazali’s admonition is gone; the call to prayer remains, but the spirit of Bilal is no more.
This heedlessness means that we either wish to disobey the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or we wish to distance ourselves from the company of the angels, or we wish to cause them harm. Sayyiduna Jabir radi Allahu anhu narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Whoever eats from this foul-smelling tree should not come near our mosque, for the angels are harmed by what harms the children of Adam.)) (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) That is: Whoever eats the fruit (onion) of this foul-smelling tree should not come near our mosque, because the angels are harmed by what harms humans. Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu narrates: I saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, when he sensed the smell of onion or garlic from someone, he would order him to go out towards Baqi‘. (Muslim: 567) What is the reason that, despite such warnings, we do not reflect on the meanings of these ahadith and remain enslaved to our own inclinations and the pleasures of the tongue? Is this warning not sufficient for a person who eats raw onion, etc., that if it were the Prophet’s Mosque and the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam were present, he would be expelled from the Prophet’s Mosque? Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu narrates that ((The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade eating garlic, onion, and leek.)) (Musnad Tayalisi: 2171, Sahihah: 2389)
Leek: … A foul-smelling type of vegetable similar to onion. Note that if these foul-smelling things are cooked and their odor is eliminated, then eating them is permissible. Perhaps in this regard, we may learn a lesson from the following hadith: Hazrat Ali radi Allahu anhu says that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam commanded us to use the tooth-stick (miswak) and said: ((When a servant stands for prayer, an angel comes to him and stands behind him, listening to the Qur’an and drawing near. The angel continues to listen and draw near until he places his mouth upon the mouth of the worshipper, and whatever verse the worshipper recites enters into the angel.)) (Sunan Bayhaqi: 1/38, Musnad Bazzar: p. 60, Sahihah: 1213)
