A man whose brothers and father smoke: should he sit with them?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : The man means his father and brothers are smoking cigarettes, and when he goes to greet them, they are smoking in front of him. Should he sit with them or not?
The Shaykh : Are they his sons?
The questioner : His brothers and his father.
The Shaykh : First: It is obligatory for this man, whose father and brothers smoke, when he goes to them, to advise them, admonish them, guide them, and explain to them the religious, physical, and financial harms of smoking. If they stop, that is what is desired. If they do not stop, he must maintain his ties with them. However, if they are smoking in front of him, then when they start smoking, he must get up from his place, because it is not permissible for a person to sit with people committing sin unless he desires to be afflicted with the same punishment that befalls them.
The questioner : Even if it is his father?
The Shaykh : Even if it is his father. A parent is not to be obeyed in disobedience to Allah, as He, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Luqman 31:14-15]
The Shaykh : Are they his sons?
The questioner : His brothers and his father.
The Shaykh : First: It is obligatory for this man, whose father and brothers smoke, when he goes to them, to advise them, admonish them, guide them, and explain to them the religious, physical, and financial harms of smoking. If they stop, that is what is desired. If they do not stop, he must maintain his ties with them. However, if they are smoking in front of him, then when they start smoking, he must get up from his place, because it is not permissible for a person to sit with people committing sin unless he desires to be afflicted with the same punishment that befalls them.
The questioner : Even if it is his father?
The Shaykh : Even if it is his father. A parent is not to be obeyed in disobedience to Allah, as He, Mighty and Majestic, said: