Is it sinful to interrupt prayer and move to another spot due to a garlic odor that prevents proper devotion?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Whoever enters into the obligatory prayer is not permitted to cut it short merely because there is someone next to him emitting an unpleasant odor. Rather, he must continue his prayer until he completes it. He should then advise that person after the prayer, and that person must repent for what he did and not return to it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/40265
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 40265
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy