5/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 564d — Garlic Odor in the Masjid
Prohibiting one who has eaten garlic, onions, or leeks, and other things that have an offensive odor from coming to the masjid, until that smell has gone away, and such a person should be expelled from the masjid
Hadith About Garlic in the Masjid: Precise Mosque Etiquette
Sahih Muslim : 564d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 564d
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالاَ جَمِيعًا أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ " مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ - يُرِيدُ الثُّومَ - فَلاَ يَغْشَنَا فِي مَسْجِدِنَا " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْبَصَلَ وَالْكُرَّاثَ .
Ibn Juraij Narrated from:
Ibn Juraij has narrated it with the same chain of transmitters: He who eats of this plant, i. e. garlic, should not come to us in our mosque, and he made no mention of onions or leek.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 564dIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 93USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1148
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 564d
This report gives a shorter wording of the same subject. Ibn Juraij narrated through the same chain that whoever eats from this plant, meaning garlic, should not come to them in the mosque. It also notes that onions and leek were not mentioned in this wording. That detail matters because it keeps the report precise. The core lesson is still mosque manners after eating garlic. A person should not bring the strong smell into a shared place of worship. The hadith does not ask the reader to add extra details beyond the wording. It simply points to the effect of garlic odor and the need to avoid disturbing the people gathered in the mosque.
What we learn from this hadith
- This wording specifically mentions garlic and does not mention onion or leek.
- A person who ate garlic should avoid coming into the mosque while the smell remains.
- Careful wording helps preserve the exact teaching of the report.
