Is it permissible to advise a smoker to reduce the number of cigarettes as a gradual step?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for us to advise a smoker to gradually reduce the number of cigarettes he smokes? For example, instead of smoking 20 a day, we tell him to smoke 19, then 18, and so on. Is that allowed for us?
Answer:
No. If you advise him to quit smoking entirely, he should quit entirely. But if you settle for a specific number, you have approved it for him. He might say, "This number is not enough for me, this number is not enough for me," and he will increase it. You have opened the door for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for us to advise a smoker to gradually reduce the number of cigarettes he smokes? For example, instead of smoking 20 a day, we tell him to smoke 19, then 18, and so on. Is that allowed for us?
Answer:
No. If you advise him to quit smoking entirely, he should quit entirely. But if you settle for a specific number, you have approved it for him. He might say, "This number is not enough for me, this number is not enough for me," and he will increase it. You have opened the door for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2928- 4717] هل يجوز نصيحة المدخن بأن يشرب عددا أقل من باب التدرج معه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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