He wants to seek knowledge but cannot quit smoking, so what is the guidance in this situation?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: I am new to commitment, and I am troubled by some intrusive thoughts. Also, I have not yet been able to quit smoking. What is your advice to me? I ask you to pray that Allah helps me to quit it. What do you advise me to do at this beginning, and how do I seek knowledge?

Answer:
My brother, quitting it is easy. Seek help from Allah the Exalted, quit it, and resolve to do so, and Allah will help you. Allah will help you. But if you have weakness, laziness, and a lack of resolve, Satan will overpower you. You must resolve to quit it for the sake of Allah the Exalted, and Allah will help you to quit it. You have not left anything that is beneficial; rather, you have left something harmful to your body and your health. So quit it with resolve, and Allah the Exalted will help you.
As for seeking knowledge, you must do what you are able to do, whether by seeking knowledge from the shaykhs or by studying. If you are accepted into the schools, you can enter the formal education system. If you are not accepted into the schools, you come to the shaykhs in the mosques, and you will, if Allah wills, attain good. Yes.