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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Instruction to remove the smell of onions and garlic and guidance about Baqi
Hadith 10
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، ثنا يَحْيَي بْنُ صَبِيحٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمَرِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنِّي أَحْسَبُ أَنَّكُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ شَجَرَتَيْنِ يَعْنِي خَبِيثَتَيْنِ الْبَصَلَ وَالثُّومَ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلِينَ فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا بِالنُّضْجِ ثُمَّ كُلُوهُمَا فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَي الْبَقِيعِ "
Ma'dan bin Abu Talhah al-Ya'mari narrates this statement from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): I think that you people eat the produce of these two trees. (By this, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) meant the odorous trees: onion and garlic.) If you must do so, then cook them to remove their smell, then eat them, because I remember regarding the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that if he sensed their smell, he would order regarding it, and it would be taken out towards "Baqi'."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, garlic and onion are mentioned, and in Sahih Muslim (564), leek (al-kurrath), which is similar to onion, is also mentioned.
The use of these things is not prohibited (haram), otherwise the command to cook and eat them would not have been given. Since eating them causes an odor in the mouth, which is unpleasant for fellow worshippers, it is prohibited to come to the mosque after eating these things raw. Here, as a point of caution, it should be noted that the smell of hookah, cigarettes, etc., is even more severe than the smell of garlic and onion, and both of these (hookah and cigarettes, etc.) are strictly prohibited (haram) in themselves. Therefore, coming to the mosque after using them is even more strongly forbidden. No one should misunderstand from this hadith that it is permissible to abandon congregational prayer due to eating something with a bad odor; this is by no means the meaning of this hadith. Rather, its meaning is that if the time for prayer is near, one should avoid using these things.
In this hadith, garlic and onion are mentioned, and in Sahih Muslim (564), leek (al-kurrath), which is similar to onion, is also mentioned.
The use of these things is not prohibited (haram), otherwise the command to cook and eat them would not have been given. Since eating them causes an odor in the mouth, which is unpleasant for fellow worshippers, it is prohibited to come to the mosque after eating these things raw. Here, as a point of caution, it should be noted that the smell of hookah, cigarettes, etc., is even more severe than the smell of garlic and onion, and both of these (hookah and cigarettes, etc.) are strictly prohibited (haram) in themselves. Therefore, coming to the mosque after using them is even more strongly forbidden. No one should misunderstand from this hadith that it is permissible to abandon congregational prayer due to eating something with a bad odor; this is by no means the meaning of this hadith. Rather, its meaning is that if the time for prayer is near, one should avoid using these things.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 10
