The ruling on arguing that smoking does not invalidate wudu' as proof that it is not forbidden
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The questioner:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Many of those who smoke argue that it is not forbidden because it does not invalidate the wudu'.
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed, and every forbidden thing invalidates the wudu'. What is this principle? There are forbidden things that do not invalidate the wudu' and they are forbidden, such as consuming riba (usury or interest). Should one perform wudu'? It is among the greatest of sins, the greatest of sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah) is consuming riba, and one should not perform wudu' if he consumes it.
Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Many of those who smoke argue that it is not forbidden because it does not invalidate the wudu'.
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed, and every forbidden thing invalidates the wudu'. What is this principle? There are forbidden things that do not invalidate the wudu' and they are forbidden, such as consuming riba (usury or interest). Should one perform wudu'? It is among the greatest of sins, the greatest of sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah) is consuming riba, and one should not perform wudu' if he consumes it.
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