The Ruling on Smoking
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! Some people are lenient regarding smoking, so what is its ruling, O Honorable Shaykh? And does a smoker lead his colleagues in prayer at work?
Answer:
Smoking is a scourge and a deadly disease. It has a foul smell and is very harmful to health. It has no benefit whatsoever; rather, it consists purely of harms, and many of them. So the Muslim afflicted with it should repent to Allah from it and leave it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! Some people are lenient regarding smoking, so what is its ruling, O Honorable Shaykh? And does a smoker lead his colleagues in prayer at work?
Answer:
Smoking is a scourge and a deadly disease. It has a foul smell and is very harmful to health. It has no benefit whatsoever; rather, it consists purely of harms, and many of them. So the Muslim afflicted with it should repent to Allah from it and leave it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/107 — archive.org (12:40)
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