Ahadith

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who has eaten garlic should not approach our mosque (or our mosques) (Bokhari and Muslim).

Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who has eaten garlic should not approach us or join us in Prayer (Bokhari and Muslim).

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who has eaten garlic or onions should keep away from us (or should keep away from our mosque) (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim’s version is: He who has eaten garlic or onions or any other malodorous herb should not approach our mosque for angels also suffer from that which causes suffering to humans.

Umar ibn Khattab said in his Friday service: Then you eat of two malodorous herbs, garlic and onions. I have known the Holy Prophet direct that a person who smelt of them be expelled from the mosque as far as baqisuh. He who must eat of them should rid them of their odour by cooking them (Muslim).

Mu‘az ibn Anas Juhni relates that the Holy Prophet forbade a person sitting with his legs drawn up to his belly during the Friday sermon (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).

Umm Salamah relates that the Holy Prophet said: One who intends to offer a sacrifice on the occasion of the Festival of Sacrifices should not have his hair cut or his nails pared during the first days of the month till he has offered his sacrifice (Muslim).

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah forbids you taking an oath by your fathers. He who must take an oath should swear by Allah or keep silent (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not swear by idols or by your fathers (Muslim).

Buraidah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who swears by his integrity is not of us (Abu Daud).

Buraidah relates that the Holy Prophet said: If a person takes an oath that in such and such case he would be rid of Islam, then if he should turn out to be a liar he will be as he swore and if he should turn out to have spoken the truth he will not revert to Islam entire (Abu Daud).