The Ruling on Smoking and Quitting It
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Question:
Some people take advantage of Ramadan to quit smoking. What is the ruling on smoking? May you be rewarded. And what are the factors that help one leave it?
Answer:
Smoking is a serious affliction. From every aspect: from the aspect of its smell, from the aspect of its harm to the body, from the aspect of the smoker’s smell being disliked, and also from the aspect that it is harmful to health and has no benefit whatsoever. It has no benefit; it is pure harm. Therefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to stay away from it. And whoever is afflicted with it must repent to Allah and leave it. Because it is an affliction in which there is no good in any way. It is merely a bad habit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Some people take advantage of Ramadan to quit smoking. What is the ruling on smoking? May you be rewarded. And what are the factors that help one leave it?
Answer:
Smoking is a serious affliction. From every aspect: from the aspect of its smell, from the aspect of its harm to the body, from the aspect of the smoker’s smell being disliked, and also from the aspect that it is harmful to health and has no benefit whatsoever. It has no benefit; it is pure harm. Therefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to stay away from it. And whoever is afflicted with it must repent to Allah and leave it. Because it is an affliction in which there is no good in any way. It is merely a bad habit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (101) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-09-14] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (39:21)
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