Throwing away a cigarette pack placed near the mosque restroom
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I found a cigarette pack near the mosque restroom that one of the worshippers had placed there. He says: So I got up, took this pack, and threw it in the trash can. He says: Is my action correct?
Answer:
He should go buy another one. If you advised him and explained this to him, that would be better than you taking it and throwing it away. He will go buy another one. Yes, you did nothing wrong. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I found a cigarette pack near the mosque restroom that one of the worshippers had placed there. He says: So I got up, took this pack, and threw it in the trash can. He says: Is my action correct?
Answer:
He should go buy another one. If you advised him and explained this to him, that would be better than you taking it and throwing it away. He will go buy another one. Yes, you did nothing wrong. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:08:26)
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