Question
Many boys attending secular school smoke during Ramadhaan. They claim that as long as they don't not eat and drink, their fast is valid. Does smoking break the fast?
Answer
Smoking is haraam even while not fasting. It is an aggravated haraam while fasting. It breaks the fast. These boys are stupid. They are the effects of the current drug and zina culture which is among the shiaar (salient, outstanding, distinguishing features) of secular educational institutions. If these ignoramuses had started off the fast of Ramadhaan with a niyyat during the night time, that is, before Subh Saadiq, the Kaffaarah penalty of 60 days consecutive fasting, applies when the fast is broken intentionally whether with smoking or eating.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 04
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