Analogy of the smoker with the eater of garlic in the excuse
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The questioner:
He says: May Allah preserve you, and likewise the one who smokes the forbidden tobacco, is he to be analogized to the one who eats garlic and onion, and thus excused?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not excused. Because if we said that, most of the people who smoke do not pray. We do not say that this is an excuse. So if he abandons the prayer, he commits a sin from two aspects: from the aspect of smoking tobacco, and from the aspect of abandoning the congregation. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Onion and garlic are permissible, but this is forbidden; it is not permissible to consume it. Yes.
He says: May Allah preserve you, and likewise the one who smokes the forbidden tobacco, is he to be analogized to the one who eats garlic and onion, and thus excused?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not excused. Because if we said that, most of the people who smoke do not pray. We do not say that this is an excuse. So if he abandons the prayer, he commits a sin from two aspects: from the aspect of smoking tobacco, and from the aspect of abandoning the congregation. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Onion and garlic are permissible, but this is forbidden; it is not permissible to consume it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الوضوء بالخارج من السبيل — islamhouse.com (53:34)
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