Smoking

Question:
Regarding smoking, does it invalidate the ablution? And what is the ruling on those who say that it is merely disliked?

Answer:
Answer: There is no doubt that smoking contains many harms. Every one of its afflictions is sufficient to make it forbidden, so how much more so when they are all combined? It has a foul smell, a bad taste, and it affects the smoker. It stains his teeth and mouth. You can tell a smoker just by looking at his mouth; the smoke has stained it and left its mark on it! It is a foul substance with no benefit whatsoever. What benefit is there in it, even a small one? There is no benefit in it; rather, it is pure harm. It is obligatory for the Muslim to avoid it. And whoever is afflicted with it must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and leave it, because it is one of the foul things and has no benefit in any way. It is foul in its smell, foul in its taste, and foul in its effect. You find that the smoker bears the signs of smoking, and people dislike him and do not sit with him because his smoke and smell bother them; they are repelled by him. And if they do sit with him, it is only out of politeness, and they dislike it without a doubt.