One who dies as a result of smoking: is he considered a suicide?

The questioner : Our Shaykh Abu Abd al-Rahman, a person died as a result of smoking, and the doctors had warned him about it. Is he considered a suicide or not?

The Shaykh : Meaning, he died from one of the effects of smoking?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : No, he is not considered a suicide. It is sufficient as a sin that he spent his life harming his health and his wealth. Perhaps you were present today for the sermon of the professor Abu Malik?

The questioner : No, by Allah, I did not attend it.

The Shaykh : His sermon today was about this issue, but he is not considered a suicide, because a suicide is one who uses a means with the intention of committing suicide, and this is not of that nature.

The questioner : Even if the doctors had warned him.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Even if the doctors had warned him about it.

The Shaykh : As a result, my brother, we say that regarding the smoker who is addicted to smoking, he is not considered a suicide.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.

Another questioner : ... Perhaps, meaning, if he intended to kill himself with something that usually kills, he is perhaps...

The Shaykh : In any case, please go ahead.

Another questioner : No, no, but you wanted to...

The Shaykh : No problem, you may have understood something from him that I did not understand.

Another questioner : ... He is perhaps also did not understand what you intended, meaning.

The Shaykh : Yes.

Another questioner : Yes, this is what happened... I want to make a comment as well: if the man, meaning, the doctor told him not to smoke and he insisted on smoking while knowing that he would die from this smoke, and he said, "I intend to die by the smoke," is he considered a suicide? Is that it?

The Shaykh : Yes, but this scenario is, meaning, almost like an illusion.

Another questioner : ... Yes.