Why Eating Garlic is Not Haram in Islam with Clear Hadith Proofs
C.J Ahmed-10.04.2023
Eating garlic is not haram in Islam and what is entioned in the hadiths is to no enter the mosque after eating garlic unless the smell has gone away with time or has been taken away by mes of brushing. 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)
Eating any vegetable with a pungent smell such as garlic, leeks or onions is not haram and only keeping away from the mosque is encouraged.
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 garlic 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 garlic raw or cooked and what was discouraged was to enter the mosque after eating garlic with out making any arrangements to make the odour go away by means of cleaning or washing the mouth. garlic is one of the most widely used vegetable and has many health benefits. Eating garlic daily helps you with boosting your immune system. Below are some of the health benefits in eating garlic,
Garlic is rich in Manganese
Garlic is rich with viamin- C and Serenium
Garlic is a good source of fibre
Garlic is a brilliant immune booster and a study as mentioned in healthline.com (Link- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-health-benefits-of-garlic) Found that a dily garlic supplement reduced cold by 63%.
Islam has never prohibited eating garlic and only entering the mosque is discouraged after eating raw garlic.
Eating garlic is not haram in Islam and what is entioned in the hadiths is to no enter the mosque after eating garlic unless the smell has gone away with time or has been taken away by mes of brushing. 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)
Eating any vegetable with a pungent smell such as garlic, leeks or onions is not haram and only keeping away from the mosque is encouraged.
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 garlic 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 garlic raw or cooked and what was discouraged was to enter the mosque after eating garlic with out making any arrangements to make the odour go away by means of cleaning or washing the mouth. garlic is one of the most widely used vegetable and has many health benefits. Eating garlic daily helps you with boosting your immune system. Below are some of the health benefits in eating garlic,
Garlic is rich in Manganese
Garlic is rich with viamin- C and Serenium
Garlic is a good source of fibre
Garlic is a brilliant immune booster and a study as mentioned in healthline.com (Link- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-health-benefits-of-garlic) Found that a dily garlic supplement reduced cold by 63%.
Islam has never prohibited eating garlic and only entering the mosque is discouraged after eating raw garlic.