Using a Candle Lit in Memory of the Deceased
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Question
Is it permissible to light a cigarette from a candle that was lit in memory of the deceased?
Answer
It is not appropriate to smoke a cigarette, but according to the basic law, it is permissible to use and light from a candle lit during the seven days in memory of the deceased, although the custom is not to use this candle.
Source
The Mishnah Berurah, Siman 154, Subparagraph 56, writes: "Regarding lighting a tobacco pipe from a synagogue candle, see in Shut where it is ruled to prohibit from a prayer candle, but from a yahrzeit candle that burns all day, it is permitted."
In Shut Ktav Sofer, Orach Chaim, Siman 65, it is written: "To light a yahrzeit candle on a holiday, as it is customary not to use it and to leave it aside like a mitzvah candle."
And apparently, the same applies to the candle lit in the mourner's house during the seven days.