Eating Raw Onion Mixed into Food

Question

Where we live, people eat onion mixed into chutney (a spicy relish). Is it right to eat raw onion mixed into chutney in this way, or should it be eaten only cooked?

Answer

Eating it in this way is also not haram; however, cleaning oneself of it is necessary. Going into the masjid in such a state that the bad smell of onion and the like is with one is prohibited.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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