Some people say that you have permitted smoking. Is this true?
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The questioner: My master, I have a few personal questions regarding you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Listen to me.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: My master, they say that you said that you did not forbid smoking.
The Shaykh: Who says that? This is a lie against me.
The questioner: They are lying to you.
The Shaykh: Glory be to Allah, I swear by Allah, I was among those who believed some of the reports circulated about you, until I heard... from one of the young men in a lecture in al-Mafraq.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah, I said, "There is no god but Allah," hoping that this matter was envy or something else, that this would be said about you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Among the things also said about you is that they claim you made a statement regarding the Prophet's Mosque, saying, "Has not the time come for this..."
The Shaykh: A lie, a lie. These are among the liars.
The questioner: Also a lie, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: These are the enemies of the da'wah.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: My master, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: May Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Welcome, my master.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Listen to me.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: My master, they say that you said that you did not forbid smoking.
The Shaykh: Who says that? This is a lie against me.
The questioner: They are lying to you.
The Shaykh: Glory be to Allah, I swear by Allah, I was among those who believed some of the reports circulated about you, until I heard... from one of the young men in a lecture in al-Mafraq.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah, I said, "There is no god but Allah," hoping that this matter was envy or something else, that this would be said about you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Among the things also said about you is that they claim you made a statement regarding the Prophet's Mosque, saying, "Has not the time come for this..."
The Shaykh: A lie, a lie. These are among the liars.
The questioner: Also a lie, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: These are the enemies of the da'wah.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: My master, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: May Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Welcome, my master.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And peace be upon you.
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