Commenting on this had?th, At-Tirmith? reported the unanimous agreement amongst scholars regarding this ruling. (1)
Al-Baihaqi and others reported through an authentic chain of narrators traced back to Sa‘?d Ibn Al-Musayyab that the latter saw a man doing Sal?t after dawn break more than two Rak‘ahs, doing long Ruk?‘ and long Suj?d. Sa‘?d ordered him not to do N?filah after dawn break. The man wondered: ‘Would All?h ( - عز وجل -) punish me for performing N?filah??’. Sa‘?d clarified: ‘No, but for violating the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Sunnah’. (2)
Indeed, Sa‘?d Ibn Al-Musayyab set a magnificently powerful way of dealing with those who practice Bid‘ah considering it a righteous act of worship and condemning Ahlus Sunnah for their rejection to their practice claiming that they reject doing N?filah and reciting Thikr!! Indeed, Ahlus Sunnah reject all that which contradicts the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Sunnah. (3)
[31] Eating bad scented food before attending Sal?t in the mosque:
Ibn ‘Umar related that the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said -during Khaibar battle: ‘Whoever eats from this tree -meaning garlic- must not attend Sal?t in our mosque’. (4)
J?bir Ibn ‘Abdill?h narrated another had?th which bears a similar meaning. He ( - رضي الله عنه -) said: ‘The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘Whoever eats garlic or onions must not attend our mosque but should stay at home’’. (5)
(1) “J?mi ‘ut Tirmith?” (vol. 2 / p. 280). In “At-Talkh?sul Hab?r” (vol. 1 / p. 191), Ibn Hajar doubted the unanimous agreement At-Tirmith? stated.
(2) Narratted by:Abdir Razz?q in “Al-Musannaf” (no. 4755), Ad-D?rim? in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / p. 116), Muhammad Ibn Nasr in “Qiy?mul Lail” (p. 46) and Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 2 / p. 466).
(3) “Irw?’ul Gal?l” (vol. 2 / p. 236).
(4) Narrated by Al-Bukhari in his “Sah?h” (no. 853), (4215), (4217), (4218), (5521) and (5522) and Muslim in his “Sah?h” (no. 561).
(5) Narrated by Al-Bukh?r? in his “Sah?h” (no. 854), (855), (5452) and (7359).