Does smoking diminish faith?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner, Ahmad, says: Regarding the smoker, with an explanation of his ruling, does his reward decrease if he smokes this tobacco?
Answer:
Smoking is a sin because it is forbidden. Yes. No one doubts its prohibition. Once its harms have become clear and its diseases have been identified, all doctors have agreed that it is harmful and causes serious diseases. In addition to its foul smell, its effect on the body, and the squandering of money without benefit, it is forbidden from several angles. So if he smokes, he is a sinner, and this diminishes his religion. Sin diminishes religion. Faith increases with obedience and decreases with sin. Smoking is a sin that diminishes his faith. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner, Ahmad, says: Regarding the smoker, with an explanation of his ruling, does his reward decrease if he smokes this tobacco?
Answer:
Smoking is a sin because it is forbidden. Yes. No one doubts its prohibition. Once its harms have become clear and its diseases have been identified, all doctors have agreed that it is harmful and causes serious diseases. In addition to its foul smell, its effect on the body, and the squandering of money without benefit, it is forbidden from several angles. So if he smokes, he is a sinner, and this diminishes his religion. Sin diminishes religion. Faith increases with obedience and decreases with sin. Smoking is a sin that diminishes his faith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل التدخين ينقص الإيمان؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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