Is smoking from those matters which nullify a fast even though it is not food or drink and does not reach the stomach ~ Islamic Helper

Is smoking from those matters which nullify a fast even though it is not food or drink and does not reach the stomach

Ruling on Smoking Whilst Fasting

Question: Is smoking from those matters which nullify a fast even though it is not food or drink and does not reach the stomach?

Answer By Shaykh Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen:

❝Smoking is prohibited for you in Ramadan and in other than Ramadan. Therefore, it becomes clear that smoking breaks a fasting person’s fast along with being sinful. [In the Arabic language the word smoking is coupled with drinking, so smoke is drank] – Everything is drunk according to its type so there is no doubt this is drinking. However, it is a harmful prohibited drink. Therefore, it becomes clear that smoking breaks a fasting person’s fast along with being sinful.❞

[Majmoo Al-Fatawa, (19/202-203) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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