What is the ruling on sitting in front of burning firewood and inhaling its scent for a person who is fasting?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: You mentioned in a previous lesson that intentionally smelling incense breaks the fast. The question is: in these times, with the start of winter, people sit by burning firewood?
The Shaykh:
In this regard.
The questioner:
He says: In these times, with the start of winter, people sit by burning firewood, such as acacia and tamarisk, which have a distinct pleasant scent. Does it also break the fast if one intentionally sits by it and inhales its scent?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with sitting, but if one intentionally inhales the scent, yes, it breaks the fast. However, if one does not intend to smell it, but rather sits to warm up in the place and does not intend to smell it, there is nothing wrong with it and it does not harm him. He does not intend to smell it, but intends to warm up in the place and sit for breaking the fast or the pre-dawn meal, and so on; there is nothing wrong with that. Even if the place has firewood and smoke from the firewood, or even if it has incense and he did not intend to smell it, there is nothing wrong with that.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: You mentioned in a previous lesson that intentionally smelling incense breaks the fast. The question is: in these times, with the start of winter, people sit by burning firewood?
The Shaykh:
In this regard.
The questioner:
He says: In these times, with the start of winter, people sit by burning firewood, such as acacia and tamarisk, which have a distinct pleasant scent. Does it also break the fast if one intentionally sits by it and inhales its scent?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with sitting, but if one intentionally inhales the scent, yes, it breaks the fast. However, if one does not intend to smell it, but rather sits to warm up in the place and does not intend to smell it, there is nothing wrong with it and it does not harm him. He does not intend to smell it, but intends to warm up in the place and sit for breaking the fast or the pre-dawn meal, and so on; there is nothing wrong with that. Even if the place has firewood and smoke from the firewood, or even if it has incense and he did not intend to smell it, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الجلوس أمام الحطب المشتعل واستنشاق رائحته للصائم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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