In last year's Hajj, on the night of staying at Muzdalifah, one of the young men stood up to address the Muslims. These are some of his words.
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The questioner : In last year's Hajj, on the night of staying at Muzdalifah, one of the young men stood up to address the Muslims. These are some of his words. He said: "O Muslims, the scholars have concluded that smoking invalidates the Hajj. You are now in Muzdalifah, and Muzdalifah has the ruling of a mosque. Whoever persists in smoking is a criminal, and upon him is the curse of Allah. O Allah, have I conveyed the message? O Allah, be a witness". What is the ruling on this statement? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, the sermon on the night of Muzdalifah is not prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not deliver a sermon at Muzdalifah; rather, he prayed Maghrib and 'Isha, then slept until the dawn appeared.
Second: The statement that smoking, or drinking smoke, invalidates the Hajj is incorrect. It does not invalidate the Hajj. Also, his statement that Muzdalifah is a mosque is incorrect. Muzdalifah is like other lands. If it were a mosque, it would be forbidden for a person to urinate in it, it would be forbidden for a person in a state of major ritual impurity to remain there without performing ablution, and it would be forbidden for a menstruating woman to remain there. Therefore, it is not a mosque, except in the sense that we describe the rest of the earth as a mosque.
As for his statement: "Upon him is the curse of Allah."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a false statement if he intended it as a report, and it is forbidden if he intended it as a supplication. My advice to him, if what was reported about him is true, is that he should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), that he should not speak except with knowledge, and that he should not mislead the servants of Allah. Smoking is undoubtedly forbidden. That is, there is no doubt in our view that smoking is forbidden. However, committing a forbidden act does not invalidate the Hajj, nor does it corrupt the Hajj, except for what the scholars mentioned: intercourse before the first state of release, if the person is aware and remembering. Other than that, even the prohibitions of ihram do not invalidate the Hajj. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner, Umm 'Abd al-'Aziz, is from Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, the sermon on the night of Muzdalifah is not prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not deliver a sermon at Muzdalifah; rather, he prayed Maghrib and 'Isha, then slept until the dawn appeared.
Second: The statement that smoking, or drinking smoke, invalidates the Hajj is incorrect. It does not invalidate the Hajj. Also, his statement that Muzdalifah is a mosque is incorrect. Muzdalifah is like other lands. If it were a mosque, it would be forbidden for a person to urinate in it, it would be forbidden for a person in a state of major ritual impurity to remain there without performing ablution, and it would be forbidden for a menstruating woman to remain there. Therefore, it is not a mosque, except in the sense that we describe the rest of the earth as a mosque.
As for his statement: "Upon him is the curse of Allah."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a false statement if he intended it as a report, and it is forbidden if he intended it as a supplication. My advice to him, if what was reported about him is true, is that he should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), that he should not speak except with knowledge, and that he should not mislead the servants of Allah. Smoking is undoubtedly forbidden. That is, there is no doubt in our view that smoking is forbidden. However, committing a forbidden act does not invalidate the Hajj, nor does it corrupt the Hajj, except for what the scholars mentioned: intercourse before the first state of release, if the person is aware and remembering. Other than that, even the prohibitions of ihram do not invalidate the Hajj. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner, Umm 'Abd al-'Aziz, is from Riyadh.