culture”, which has caused a number of people to have bad breath. The perfect solution to this is to have a simple diet and eat less than your fill in order to keep your digestive system working correctly. After eating, make a habit of washing your hands and rinsing your mouth thoroughly, otherwise pieces of food will get stuck between your teeth, which causes bad breath. It is necessary to protect the masjid from all bad smells, not just bad breath.

Hence, we must enter the masjid in clean clothes and after applying fragrance. Ponder! If we visited a leader, officer, minister or another great personality, we would wear clean clothes and ensure we smell good. It is unfortunate that this type of preparation is not made before going to the masjid, whereas Allah is the King of all kings. His Majesty is incomparably grand.

The precious turban and clothing of Imam A’zam

It is mentioned on page 184 of the book Imame ke Fazail: Imam Abu Hanifah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ    had a special pair of clothing for the night prayers. It consisted of a shirt, trousers and a turban worth 1,500 dirhams. He          رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would wear it at night and say: “Adopting beauty for the pleasure of Allah is better than adopting beauty for the people.”^[1]

In relation to adorning oneself when entering the masjid, it is mentioned in the Quran:

یٰبَنِیۡۤ  اٰدَمَ خُذُوۡا زِیۡنَتَکُمۡ عِنۡدَ کُلِّ مَسۡجِدٍ 

 “O children of Adam! Adorn yourself when you go to the masjid.”^[2]