Addendum to what has occurred in these days in lands other than the Two Holy Lands: certain fatwas have been issued in some Islamic countries regarding matters of religion, among which are:
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The Shaykh : And she said: You are divorced three times, I have divorced you with a final divorce from which there is no return, because she hopes for this handsome man. If the man were to mistreat her in the slightest way, she would simply divorce him three times. This is a strange thing, meaning: reversing the facts, may Allah protect us from that. Yes, if it were assumed that there were conditions she stipulated for the husband and he did not fulfill them, then she has the right to annul the marriage, and we do not call it divorce; we call it annulment, which is not counted as divorce and does not reduce the number of divorces.
As for the issue of smoking, smoking is less severe than this issue, because the scholars have differed on it from ancient times to the present. Some said: it is permissible, some said: it is disliked, some said: it is forbidden, some said: it is recommended, and some said: it is obligatory. Yes? When it first appeared among people, they differed on it, as is the custom with new things. How can those who said it is obligatory make it obligatory? They said: Yes, suppose after the mu'adhdhin has called to prayer, a person is smoking and has a duration, meaning: an hour or two, and he has not smoked and is now dazed; he cannot go to pray unless he smokes a cigarette. They said: he must smoke, for what reason? So that he prays with tranquility. So they said: this is obligatory.Riyad as-Salihin 1753. But we say: this is to show people that the prohibition of smoking is not a matter of consensus. Rather, there is disagreement on it. In the present time, after medicine has advanced and the harms of smoking have become known, no person who knows the sources and origins of the Shari'ah doubts that it is forbidden. And it is not possible to issue a fatwa permitting it. And we do not issue a fatwa permitting it, and we see that it is forbidden, and that it is not befitting for a person of sound mind, let alone a believer, and that it brings about evil and calamity that makes the skin shudder. If a young man is afflicted with this, he may sell his honor to get a cigarette, may Allah protect us from that. The answer has ended.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : In a second question from your brothers.
As for the issue of smoking, smoking is less severe than this issue, because the scholars have differed on it from ancient times to the present. Some said: it is permissible, some said: it is disliked, some said: it is forbidden, some said: it is recommended, and some said: it is obligatory. Yes? When it first appeared among people, they differed on it, as is the custom with new things. How can those who said it is obligatory make it obligatory? They said: Yes, suppose after the mu'adhdhin has called to prayer, a person is smoking and has a duration, meaning: an hour or two, and he has not smoked and is now dazed; he cannot go to pray unless he smokes a cigarette. They said: he must smoke, for what reason? So that he prays with tranquility. So they said: this is obligatory.
No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام ولا وهو يدافع الأخبثانThe questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : In a second question from your brothers.