What is the ruling on a person who carries cigarettes in his pocket, enters the mosque, and prays?
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Question:
What is the ruling on a person who carries cigarettes in his pocket, enters the mosque, and prays?
Answer:
He is a sinner in smoking and carrying them, but his prayer is valid. Cigarettes are not ritually impure; even though they are forbidden, they are not ritually impure. However, he commits a sin in carrying and using them because they are a forbidden substance, so he should not carry them or use them. Rather, it is obligatory for him to destroy them. Yes.
What is the ruling on a person who carries cigarettes in his pocket, enters the mosque, and prays?
Answer:
He is a sinner in smoking and carrying them, but his prayer is valid. Cigarettes are not ritually impure; even though they are forbidden, they are not ritually impure. However, he commits a sin in carrying and using them because they are a forbidden substance, so he should not carry them or use them. Rather, it is obligatory for him to destroy them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن يحمل الدخان في جيبه ويدخل المسجد ويصلي؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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