Going to the Masjid After Smoking a Cigarette

Going to the Masjid After Smoking a Cigarette

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

   What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: what is the ruling regarding a person who enters the masjid immediately after smoking a cigarette without removing its odour from the mouth?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

   It is not permissible for the aforementioned individual to enter the masjid immediately after smoking a cigarette. This is because a bad smell emanates from the mouth after smoking a cigarette, and it is Haraam and a sin to enter the masjid without getting rid of the smell. However, such a person may enter the masjid if he gets rid of the smell before entering.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari