What is the validity of the claim that smoking is not forbidden because it does not break the ablution?
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Question:
Many of those who smoke argue that it is not forbidden because it does not break the ablution.
Answer:
What Allah willed, and not every forbidden thing breaks the ablution. That is not the rule. There are forbidden things that do not break the ablution, and they are still forbidden. For example, consuming riba (usury or interest) does not break the ablution, yet it is among the greatest of major sins. The greatest of major sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah) is consuming riba. It does not break the ablution if one consumes it, yes.
Many of those who smoke argue that it is not forbidden because it does not break the ablution.
Answer:
What Allah willed, and not every forbidden thing breaks the ablution. That is not the rule. There are forbidden things that do not break the ablution, and they are still forbidden. For example, consuming riba (usury or interest) does not break the ablution, yet it is among the greatest of major sins. The greatest of major sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah) is consuming riba. It does not break the ablution if one consumes it, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة قول أن الدخان ليس بمحرم لأنه لا ينقض الوضوء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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