Is it permissible for a patient with herpes—of any type—to pray in the mosque?
If an illness is not contagious to worshippers through handshakes or breath, and does not have an unpleasant odor, then the afflicted person is not prevented from going to the mosque. However, if it is contagious or has an unpleasant odor, then the afflicted person is prevented from going to the mosque.
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