Dear Islamic brothers, visiting and loving the houses of Allah is a matter of great fortune. However, it necessary to keep the correct etiquettes in mind and refrain from bringing unpleasant and foul-smelling objects.

Do not take raw meat to the masjid

Mufti Amjad Ali ‘Azami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه   states:

It is impermissible to eat raw garlic and raw onion in the masjid. It is also impermissible to eat these before going to the masjid. This is the ruling for as long as the smell remains. This ruling also applies to other things that have an odour, e.g. leak, radish, raw meat, kerosene oil, oil lamps that emit bad smell, passing wind etc. A person with bad breath due to an illness, or with a wound which smells, or a person who has applied a medicine with an odour, are prohibited from entering the masjid for as long as the smell remains.^[1]

It is forbidden to enter the masjid with bad breath

Dear Islamic brothers, a person with bad breath is prohibited from entering the masjid for as long as the odour remains. In relation to this, Ameer of Ahl ul-Sunnah, Allamah Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ   has said:

Make a habit of eating less than your fill. If you continue to consume kebabs, burgers, pizzas, ice cream, and fizzy drinks, your stomach will be ruined and, God forbid, you may develop an illness that causes bad breath. It is forbidden to enter the masjid with bad breath; even entering the masjid to pray with the congregation is a sin. Due to little concern for the Hereafter, people gain weight due to greediness. This is the age of “food