Does smoking invalidate one’s fast?
Published as Brief Miscellaneous Q & A Relating to Fasting (13/22)
Question
Does smoking invalidate one’s fast?
Answer
Yes, it does invalidate one’s fast. (Ramadhan is a good time to quit smoking forever!).
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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