5/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 567b — Same Report on Onion and Garlic Odor
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
Same Chain Hadith on Onion and Garlic: Preserving Mosque Manners
Sahih Muslim : 567b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 567b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شَبَابَةَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
Qatada Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 567bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 97USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1152
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 567b
This narration states that the hadith was narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. Because the text says it is the same report, its content points back to the sermon described before it. The lesson connected to the mosque is that onion and garlic smells should not be brought into the prayer space. Umar’s wording in the linked report also points to cooking them well so the odor dies. This narration is short, but it has value because it supports the transmission of the same message through the same chain. For a reader, the practical meaning is plain: when food leaves a strong smell, a worshipper should deal with that smell before coming among people in the mosque.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration confirms the same report through Qatada’s chain.
- The linked teaching concerns onion and garlic odor in the mosque.
- Cooking them well is mentioned in the same report as a way to reduce the smell.
