Is smoking considered a nullifier of the fast?
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The Shaykh : To complete the previous answer to the questioner's question: Is the foul smoke known today among the things that nullify the fast? There is no doubt that it is among the things that nullify the fast, just like food and drink. This is from two aspects. The first is that in the custom of those who drink it and those afflicted by it, and in the custom of others who are free from it, all of these people say, "So-and-so smokes." So, even if smoke is not water, it is drinking. Custom has its effect and value in such a matter. Therefore, we believe that smoking nullifies the fast because it is like drinking water; rather, it nullifies the fast even more strongly. That is, if a person takes something of lawful food and lawful drink, including water, while fasting, he nullifies his fast, then it is even more so that he should smoke forbidden smoke.
The student : Our Shaykh, please allow us.
The Shaykh : In the safety of Allah.The student : May Allah reward you with good. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. My observation is that smoking nullifies the fast even more strongly than water. We observe this in those afflicted with drinking this smoke, where, due to...
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you.
The student: May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs.
The Shaykh : ...where, due to the dominance of this foul smoke over these people, you find them committing another violation when breaking the fast. Instead of breaking their fast with dates or a sip of water, you find one of them waiting for the adhan, or in our country, hearing the cannon, and then breaking his fast with this foul drink. So, this drink is more delicious to them than food and drink, as evidenced by this painful reality we observe in many of them. And there is no doubt that Allah (Mighty and Majestic), when He obligated the Muslims to fast the month of Ramadan, did not do so to starve them of what is lawful by explicit text from the Book and the Sunnah, such as food and drink, but rather from all that is forbidden.
The student : Our Shaykh, please allow us.
The Shaykh : In the safety of Allah.The student : May Allah reward you with good. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. My observation is that smoking nullifies the fast even more strongly than water. We observe this in those afflicted with drinking this smoke, where, due to...
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you.
The student: May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs.
The Shaykh : ...where, due to the dominance of this foul smoke over these people, you find them committing another violation when breaking the fast. Instead of breaking their fast with dates or a sip of water, you find one of them waiting for the adhan, or in our country, hearing the cannon, and then breaking his fast with this foul drink. So, this drink is more delicious to them than food and drink, as evidenced by this painful reality we observe in many of them. And there is no doubt that Allah (Mighty and Majestic), when He obligated the Muslims to fast the month of Ramadan, did not do so to starve them of what is lawful by explicit text from the Book and the Sunnah, such as food and drink, but rather from all that is forbidden.
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