The Effect of Smoking on Ablution and Prayer
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
We conclude this session with a question from one of the brothers. He says, from Riyadh, A.H.: Does smoking after performing wudu invalidate it, such that the prayer is not valid? And what about chewing snuff?
Answer:
Smoking is a sin because tobacco is forbidden, whether it is smoked, sniffed, or any of its derivatives, because it is harmful and foul. Therefore, it is a sin for which a person commits a transgression. However, ritual purity is not invalidated by it, because smoking is not among the things that break wudu' (ablution); rather, it is a sin and involves a transgression. Whoever is afflicted with it should repent to Allah and leave it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
We conclude this session with a question from one of the brothers. He says, from Riyadh, A.H.: Does smoking after performing wudu invalidate it, such that the prayer is not valid? And what about chewing snuff?
Answer:
Smoking is a sin because tobacco is forbidden, whether it is smoked, sniffed, or any of its derivatives, because it is harmful and foul. Therefore, it is a sin for which a person commits a transgression. However, ritual purity is not invalidated by it, because smoking is not among the things that break wudu' (ablution); rather, it is a sin and involves a transgression. Whoever is afflicted with it should repent to Allah and leave it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/143 — archive.org (23:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.