I believe that this ruling applies also on the courtyard of the mosque as indicated in ‘Umar’s narration. He ( - رضي الله عنه -) once said in a Friday speech: ‘ ... You eat from two bad scented trees: onions and garlic. Indeed, they have bad effects on other people. Verily, I saw the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) ordering that whoever has bad breath -because of eating from them- to be taken out of the mosque and be sent to the Baq?‘. So, cook them well before eating them’. (1)

Accordingly, some Fuqah?’ held that whoever has bad breath because of having had bad scented item should be taken out of the mosque even by force -but without holding his beard or hair- as was mentioned in “Maj?lisul ’Abr?r”. (2)

[2/ 31] Since the main cause for the prohibition to attend the mosque by those who eat bad scented food is the inconvenience they cause to other people and consequently to angles by the bad smell, the aforementioned ruling applies also to those who smoke. Commenting on the afore mentioned had?th, Ibn B?z said: ‘This had?th and many others state clearly that one must not attend the congregational Sal?t so long as he/she has bad breath due to having a bad scented item such as: garlic, onions, ciggarates ... or the like; taking into consideration that beside having a bad scent, smoking is Har?m in Isl?m for its various bad effects on people. All?h ( - عز وجل -) said: [ يحل لهم الطيبات ويحرم عليهم الخبائث]

‘ he allows them as lawful At-Tayyib?t [all that is good as regards: belief, things, food ... ] and prohibits them as unlawful At- Khab?’ith [all that is evil .. ]’. (3)