Dawud Adib-Fire on one end & a fool on the other

Our elder, brother Daawood Adeeb was born in the USA and accepted Islaam in 1975. Shortly thereafter -- without a teacher - he began to learn the Arabic language and by 1977 he was the regular khateeb (preacher) at two local masaajid in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey including the musallaa (prayer hall) at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. Daawood also served as Director of Islamic Studies from 1980 to 1985. While serving as the Director of a full time Islamic school he also taught grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. He has worked as a chaplain in three state correctional institutions teaching Arabic language, Islamic studies and counselling both Muslims and non-Muslims inmates alike. He is an Islamic marriage counsellor and was the Imaam of Masjidul-Bayaan formerly the Islamic Center of Asbury Park, New Jersey.Recently Aboo Tasneem was the Imaam of Masjid as-Sunnah Nabawiyyah in Philadelphia. The Khutbah:is smoking permissible,frowned upon or haraam??