Fatwa on Smoking

[azharkamar]

:salam2:

Hey friends, I'd like to know whether is it correct for someone to say smoking cigarettes is haram? I know there's a fatwa in some countries that is against smoking, but here in Singapore it's legal. Does this fatwa apply to all Muslims in the world?

Thank you!

 

[rightpath_357]

Well bro, right now scholars are debating against wether smoking is haram or not. But Allah said that whatever harms you- for example- is haram

pork, ham etc is haram because the animal from which it came from is very dirty and unhealthy.

drinking alchool is haram because it makes u loose control over ur mind and body and makes u do dangerous things- even though alchohol is proven to be good 4 the heart, there are more bad, dangerous consequences of it then there are benifets

so- no one is sure wether smoking is haram or not, because there is nothing directly said abut smoking in the Holy Qur'an or Sunnah. But like the Phrophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, Allah made it so that the Qur'an tells/explains everything that we humans will come across, for He knew the future when he created it and sent it down. So it's best to assume that smoking is haram, because it has all bad qualities. It's very dangerous and harmful, causing cancer,sickness, and death. Hope it helps

 

[thariq2005]

As salamu 'alaikkum, yes the fatwa is in general and does not apply to a specific group of people, since smoking brings harm to people from any country. Here is a fatwa regarding smoking.

Is smoking cigarettes Haraam?

Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be on His Prophet SAWS.

Smoking is one of the things which has caused a lot of problems and harm these days and it has spread like wild fire. Before we discuss this topic in detail, we should know that Allaah the Almighty has divided things in the world into two types, good or permissible (al-tayyibaat, al-halaal) and evil or prohibited (al-khabaa'ith, al-haraam), and there is no third type. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning) in surat al-A'raaf (7:157):

"And He makes good things halaal for them and bad things haraam."

Considering this fact, smoking can either be permissible and good or prohibited and evil.

Thus, we present some of its characteristics and let the person asking the question see himself in which type lies smoking.
There is no disagreement among the physicians and sane people that smoking is harmful for health. It is one of the major causes of lung cancer and other diseases. It is also one of the major causes of death. Since, it is known that the Islamic law prohibits everything that is harmful for a human being. Allah said (interpretation of meaning):

"Do not kill yourself. Allah is Merciful unto you." (Surat al-Nisaa' 4:29)

In addition, His Prophet SAWS (peace be upon him) said:

"There is no harm or causing of harm (in Islaam)." (Arabic "laa darar wa laa diraar")

He SAWS (peace be upon him) also said:

"A person will not be able to move on the Day of Judgment until he is asked about ... his body as to what he engaged it in."

Smoking also goes against the saying of the Prophet SAWS:

"Your body has a right on you."
There is no disagreement among the physicians and sane people that smoking is harmful for the health of others who inhale the polluted breath of the smoker. Medical research has proven the harmful effects of smoking mothers on their children. The offensive smell caused by smoking is a source of pain to the worshippers of Allah among humans and angels. The angels are offended and suffer from the same things that the human beings suffer from. Allah said (interpretation of the meaning):

"Those who cause harm to believing men and women without any reason do a great sin." (Surat al-Ahzaab, 33:58)
The money that is spent on cigarettes is used on buying a harmful thing and is therefore an extravagance. Allah said (interpretation of the meaning):

"… and do not be extravagant wasters. Those who are extravagant are kinsmen of Satan." (Surat al-Israa' 17:26-27)

Extravagance (in Islam) means spending on something haraam.

Spending money on cigarettes is a waste of resources as well. The Prophet SAWS (peace be upon him) said:

"A person will not be able to move on the Day of Judgment until he is asked about ..... what he owned as to how he spent it."

Considering all that has been presented, it can be clearly seen that smoking is an evil among many others. It is not permissible to indulge in it, or buy and sell it, or even to offer it to others. It is incumbent on a person who is addicted to it that he must make all efforts and get whatever necessary treatment to stop it. If the unbelievers have understood the harm caused by smoking and made laws regarding it, the Muslims should be even more eager to stop it and treat those who are addicted to it.

We ask Allah the Almighty to cure everyone indulging in this evil and help him in giving it up. Allah is the Best Guide to the Right Path.

 

[Nurain]

Assalamu alaykum my brother

The correct ruling is it is haram, regardless of fatwa the Singapore ulema came up with.

Halal and haram is clear brother.

Please read this in sha Allaah:

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/110/smoking

Edit: Oh ma sha Allaah, the brother Thariq has posted the clear fatwa. Jazak Allaah khayr

 

[BrotherInIslam7]

Well bro, right now scholars are debating against wether smoking is haram or not. But Allah said that whatever harms you- for example- is haram

:salam2:

I dont think there is a debate among the renowned scholars of present time if smoking is haram or not.

Smoking wasn't labelled as 'haraam' by the earlier scholars as they didnt know the long term effects of smoking such as lung cancer, heart diseases etc.

But now we have statistics like 'One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit' and 'In younger people, three out of four deaths from heart disease are due to smoking'.

Also people who aren't smokers, but inhale the smoke from cigarettes, they too suffer because of it (lung diseases etc).

As mentioned in the fatwa, we are not allowed to harm ourselves on purpose, therefore it makes smoking haram.

 

[Nurain]

:salam2:

I dont think there is a debate among the renowned scholars of present time if smoking is haram or not.

Smoking wasn't labelled as 'haraam' by the earlier scholars as they didnt know the long term effects of smoking such as lung cancer, heart diseases etc.

But now we have statistics like 'One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit' and 'In younger people, three out of four deaths from heart disease are due to smoking'.

Also people who aren't smokers, but inhale the smoke from cigarettes, they too suffer because of it (lung diseases etc).

As mentioned in the fatwa, we are not allowed to harm ourselves on purpose, therefore it makes smoking haram.

Very true brother, very true. There is nothing good about smoking. Moreover, Allaah will question as to how we spent the rezk he has given us and what will we say.

 

[nizar83]

aselemu aleikum, im pretty sure smoking is haram in islam because our prophet mohammed salalahu wa3alayhi weselem explained to us that anything that harms the body is haram...4 example: if a person knows eating chips will sicken him, then for that person eating chips is HARAM..

wa allahu a3lam

 

[zamakhan]

:salam2:

Hey friends, I'd like to know whether is it correct for someone to say smoking cigarettes is haram? I know there's a fatwa in some countries that is against smoking, but here in Singapore it's legal. Does this fatwa apply to all Muslims in the world?

Thank you!

smoking is haram

 

[Hard Rock Moslem]

Our Malaysia's National Fatwa Council already said it is haraam long time ago.

 

[Muslimah77]

Re: Smoking

EXCERPTS FROM THE OPINIONS OF MUSLIM SCHOLARS CONCERNING THE ISLAMIC RULING ON SMOKING​

Here is a summary of each fatwa, or religious opinion, given by highly esteemed religious scholars in respect of the Islamic ruling on smoking.

Sheikh Gadul Haq Ali Gadul Haq
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
“It has become abundantly clear that, sooner or later, smoking, in whichever form and by whichever means, causes extensive health and financial damage to smokers. It is also the cause of a variety of diseases. Consequently, and on this evidence alone, smoking would be forbidden and should in no way be practiced by Muslims. Furthermore, the obligation to preserve one's health and wealth, as well as that of society as a whole, and medical evidence now available on the dangers of smoking, further support this view.”

Dr Abdul Galil Shalabi
Member of the Islamic Research Academy
“Having read the several medical reports on the effects of smoking and the risks it poses to health and to society, I would say that it is absolutely forbidden (haraam). Smokers should stop smoking and non- smokers should never take up the habit.”

Dr Hamid Jamie
Former Secretary of Al-Azhar University
Consultant in Islamic Fiqh Encyclopaedia, Kuwait
“The Islamic ruling which one feels most happy about and which would leave our consciences clear is that smoking is haraam. It is not wholesome due to its foul taste, bad smell and the serious health risks it causes.”

Professor Zakaria al-Birry
Chairman of the Islamic Sharia Department
Faculty of Law, Cairo University
Member of the Islamic Research Academy
Member of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee
“Now that medical experts and specialists have settled this issue, the general ruling on smoking would range from haraam to censurable, bordering on haraam. The same ruling would apply to trading in tobacco and tobacco products. Those who wish to trade in tobacco products ought to be aware of the consequences of their action.”

Sheikh Attia Saqr
Member of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee
Member of Islamic Research Academy
“Whether smoking is ruled to be haraam or censurable, fighting it is certainly supported and approved in Islamic law, because, as a general rule, Muslims are urged to preserve and safeguard all aspects of their physical, mental, spiritual and economic health and well-being.”

Sheikh Mustafa Muhammad al-Hadidi al-Tayr
Member of the Islamic Research Academy
“Sooner or later, all forms of smoking are bound to cause illness and disease. Most serious of these are heart diseases and cancer of the respiratory system and the urinary tracts. Smoking also involves wasting money. Accordingly, smoking, from the Islamic point of view, is haraam, and people should, by virtue of their religious obligations as well as common sense, refrain from it.”

Sheikh Abdullah al-Mishad
Member, Islamic Research Academy
Chairman, Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee
“Since reliable religious and medical authorities have unanimously judged smoking and drug taking harmful and wasteful to the human body, mind and soul, and that they are an abuse of one's health and wealth, the Islamic ruling could only be that they are haraam. All those who import, trade in or use these substances, whether in small or large quantities, should be liable to the appropriate religious and legal penalties.”

Dr Ahmad Omar Hashim
Chairman of Hadith Studies Department
Faculty of Theology at Al-Azhar University
“Since the damage caused by smoking to human life is so evident, there is no doubt that it is haraam.”

Dr Al-Husayni Hashim
Deputy Rector, Al-Azhar University
“Based on available evidence, we can categorically say that smoking is haraam, and that it is the duty of all Muslims to fight this harmful and deadly habit.”

Permanent Committee of Academic Research and Fatwa, Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Aziz bin Baz, Chairman
Abdul-Razzaq Afifi, Vice-President
Abdullah bin Ghadian, Member
Abdullah bin Qa'oud, Member
“In view of the harm caused by tobacco, growing, trading in and smoking of tobacco are judged to be haraam. The Prophet PBUH is reported to have said, "Do not harm yourselves or others". Furthermore, tobacco is unwholesome and Allah says in the Qur’an that the Prophet PBUH enjoins upon them that which is good and pure and forbids them that which is unwholesome.”

 

[weakslave]

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The issue is very clear alhamdulilah, and does not need the opinion of every scholar in the world.

Anything that harms your body is haraam without exception. And by consensus of the scholars it is haraam.