Is it permissible to pray at home instead of in the mosque when one consumes garlic or onions daily, based on the hadith: "Whoever eats garlic or onions, let him keep away from our mosque"?
It is disliked for someone who has eaten garlic or onions to attend the mosque or congregational prayer, even if it's not in the mosque, or not for prayer, until the foul odor dissipates. This is due to the harm these smells cause to the worshippers and the angels. However, one should not intentionally eat garlic or onions with the aim of missing congregational prayer.
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