Residues of Electronic Cigarettes - Niddah
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Question
What is the ruling regarding an electronic cigarette that operates on drop refills? Is there an issue if my wife smokes it during niddah, and would it be considered as residues of liquids?
Answer
Hello,
It is permitted, as smoking is not considered eating.
Source
Pitchei Teshuva, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 195
See in Teshuvot Yad Eliyahu, Siman 65, where it is written that a woman in niddah who smelled tobacco like half a vessel is permitted for her husband to smell the permitted, as this is not similar to eating, see there:
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