Smoking in the Mosque Courtyard

Question

What is the Shar‘i ruling on using bidis (Indian hand-rolled cigarettes) and cigarettes in the mosque courtyard, in a gathering for Qur’an recitation, or in a gathering of the imam of the Muslims? Some scholars here hold that it is permissible and present the statement of ‘Allama Shami ﵀ as evidence; and in the fatwas of Hazrat Mawlana ‘Abd al-Hayy permissibility is held — this they attribute to his young age, that is, the respected Mawlana ‘Abd al-Hayy was young compared to ‘Allama Shami and passed away at a…

Answer

Let both disputing parties clearly copy out their proofs and texts with a reference to the book and volume; then something will be written about what is preponderant (rajih) and what is outweighed (marjuh), and what is strong and what is weak, so that a way may emerge for the dispute to end or soften.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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