What should a person do who is afflicted with a nasal disease that has a foul odor for which there is no medical cure: Should he continue to search for a cure, or should he await healing from Allah, and should he abandon congregational prayers and gatherings of knowledge to avoid harming others?

A sick person from whom an offensive odor emanates, causing harm to congregants, must avoid attending congregational prayers in the mosque. Such a person is considered to be excused and will receive the reward of congregational prayer even if they perform it at home, unless they are able to remove this odor with strong perfume or treatment.