Brilliant Argument Why Eating Raw Onion is Not Haram in Islam
C.J Ahmed-02.04.2023
Eating raw onions is not haram in Islam and what is discouragd is coming to enter the mosque aftr eating them. The beow hadiths prove this.
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
The Prophet (sal) said, "Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should remain in his house." (Jabir bin `Abdullah, in another narration said, "Once a big pot containing cooked vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet (sal) asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables that were in it. The Prophet (sal) ordered that it should be brought near to some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet (sal) saw it he disliked to eat it and said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with those whom you don't converse with (i.e. the angels). (Bukhari)
Jabir reported:
The Messenger of Allah (sal) said: He who eats garlic or onion should remain away from us or from our mosque and stay in his house. A kettle was brought to him which had (cooked) vegetables in it, He smelt (offensive) odour in it. On asking he was informed of the vegetables (cooked in it). He said: Take it to such and such Companion. When he saw it, he also disliked eating it. (Upon this). he (the Holy Prophet) said: You may eat it, for I converse wkh one with whom you do not converse. (Muslim)
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:
The Messenger of Allah (sal) along with his Companions happened to pass by a field in which onions were sown. The people stopped there and ate out of that, but some of them did not eat. Then they (Propbet's Companions) went to him. He (first) called those who had not eaten the onions and kept the others (who had taken onions) waiting till its odour vanished.(Muslim)
If you happen to eaten onions you can simply wah your mouth and enter the mosque. The reason why people were told not to enter mosques after eating onions was because angels who enter the mosque would find it offensive.
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah (sal) mying:
He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and sometirres he said: He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.(Muslim)
Mu'awiya said on the authority of his father that God’s Messenger forbade these two plants, i e., onions and garlic, and said, “He who eats them must not come near our mosque.” He also said, “If you must eat them, suppress their odour* by cooking.”(Abu Dawud-Graded sahih by Albani)
It has been narrated that 'Umar (rali) said in the sermon of Friday prayer:
"O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (sal) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi'. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.(Muslim)
There is nothing haram in eating onions raw or cooked and wht was discouraged was to enter the mosque after eating onions with out maing any arrangements to make the odour go away by means of cleaning or washing the mouth. Onion is the most widely used vegetable and has many health benefits. Eating onions daily helps you with getting the needed vitamin-C needed for th body and it is a good antioxidant. Islam is an easy to follow religion and there is nothing haram in eating raw onions.
Eating raw onions is not haram in Islam and what is discouragd is coming to enter the mosque aftr eating them. The beow hadiths prove this.
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
The Prophet (sal) said, "Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should remain in his house." (Jabir bin `Abdullah, in another narration said, "Once a big pot containing cooked vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet (sal) asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables that were in it. The Prophet (sal) ordered that it should be brought near to some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet (sal) saw it he disliked to eat it and said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with those whom you don't converse with (i.e. the angels). (Bukhari)
Jabir reported:
The Messenger of Allah (sal) said: He who eats garlic or onion should remain away from us or from our mosque and stay in his house. A kettle was brought to him which had (cooked) vegetables in it, He smelt (offensive) odour in it. On asking he was informed of the vegetables (cooked in it). He said: Take it to such and such Companion. When he saw it, he also disliked eating it. (Upon this). he (the Holy Prophet) said: You may eat it, for I converse wkh one with whom you do not converse. (Muslim)
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:
The Messenger of Allah (sal) along with his Companions happened to pass by a field in which onions were sown. The people stopped there and ate out of that, but some of them did not eat. Then they (Propbet's Companions) went to him. He (first) called those who had not eaten the onions and kept the others (who had taken onions) waiting till its odour vanished.(Muslim)
If you happen to eaten onions you can simply wah your mouth and enter the mosque. The reason why people were told not to enter mosques after eating onions was because angels who enter the mosque would find it offensive.
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah (sal) mying:
He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and sometirres he said: He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.(Muslim)
Mu'awiya said on the authority of his father that God’s Messenger forbade these two plants, i e., onions and garlic, and said, “He who eats them must not come near our mosque.” He also said, “If you must eat them, suppress their odour* by cooking.”(Abu Dawud-Graded sahih by Albani)
It has been narrated that 'Umar (rali) said in the sermon of Friday prayer:
"O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (sal) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi'. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.(Muslim)
There is nothing haram in eating onions raw or cooked and wht was discouraged was to enter the mosque after eating onions with out maing any arrangements to make the odour go away by means of cleaning or washing the mouth. Onion is the most widely used vegetable and has many health benefits. Eating onions daily helps you with getting the needed vitamin-C needed for th body and it is a good antioxidant. Islam is an easy to follow religion and there is nothing haram in eating raw onions.