Ruling on the invalidation of wudu' by smoking
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Q61: The questioner asks: Regarding smoking, does it invalidate the wudu'? And what is the ruling of the one who says that it is merely disliked?
A61: There is no doubt that smoking has many harms; every one of its afflictions is sufficient to make it forbidden, let alone when they are all combined. It has a foul smell and a bad taste, it affects the smoker, and it stains his teeth and mouth. You can tell a smoker just by looking at his mouth, for the smoke has stained it and left its mark on it. It is a foul substance with no benefit whatsoever—what benefit could there be?—but 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 off, because it is one of the foul things, and it 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; they 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 certainly dislike it.
A61: There is no doubt that smoking has many harms; every one of its afflictions is sufficient to make it forbidden, let alone when they are all combined. It has a foul smell and a bad taste, it affects the smoker, and it stains his teeth and mouth. You can tell a smoker just by looking at his mouth, for the smoke has stained it and left its mark on it. It is a foul substance with no benefit whatsoever—what benefit could there be?—but 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 off, because it is one of the foul things, and it 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; they 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 certainly dislike it.
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