Advice to those who smoke in the precinct of the Haram
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Question:
The questioner says: We see many people in the precinct of the Haram smoking and causing harm to people. What is your advice?
Answer:
Let them fear Allah and leave smoking, for they harm themselves first. They harm themselves because smoking is harmful; it has no benefit, only pure harm. Even the doctors, including the disbelievers, warn against smoking. A person of sound mind realizes this, even if he has not heard what people say; he realizes it from himself. Smoking is suffocating. Smoking is harmful. Smoking shows its effect on the smoker’s body through pallor, yellowing, and a foul smell, among other things. People dislike the smoker. People dislike the smoker. Because he is an anomaly among them. An anomaly among them and in their nature. And his smell is foul.
So the Muslim should fear Allah and leave this bad habit, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and not let arrogance lead him to sin, or blind imitation take him, or bad habits take him. He should think. He should use his reason for himself and leave this foul substance. Smoking is undoubtedly wrong, and it is obligatory to give advice.
The questioner says: We see many people in the precinct of the Haram smoking and causing harm to people. What is your advice?
Answer:
Let them fear Allah and leave smoking, for they harm themselves first. They harm themselves because smoking is harmful; it has no benefit, only pure harm. Even the doctors, including the disbelievers, warn against smoking. A person of sound mind realizes this, even if he has not heard what people say; he realizes it from himself. Smoking is suffocating. Smoking is harmful. Smoking shows its effect on the smoker’s body through pallor, yellowing, and a foul smell, among other things. People dislike the smoker. People dislike the smoker. Because he is an anomaly among them. An anomaly among them and in their nature. And his smell is foul.
So the Muslim should fear Allah and leave this bad habit, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and not let arrogance lead him to sin, or blind imitation take him, or bad habits take him. He should think. He should use his reason for himself and leave this foul substance. Smoking is undoubtedly wrong, and it is obligatory to give advice.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 8|البر|مواعظ وكلمات في الحرم المكي|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:40)
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