The Ruling on Smoking, with Evidence

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He has another question. This questioner asks: I am asking about smoking; is it among the forbidden things, and what is the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah?

Answer:
Yes, smoking is forbidden, and the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah is the saying of Allah the Exalted in describing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and He makes forbidden for them the impure things. Smoking is among the impure things; there is no doubt that it is among the impure things in its smell, in its taste, and in its severe harms that the doctors of the world have established. It is harmful one hundred percent, and it has no benefit in any way. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every intoxicant and every harmful thing, and smoking is a harmful thing. He forbade killing the soul, and smoking involves killing the soul, even if over the long term, for it begets the diseases that doctors have identified, the greatest of which is cancer and other ailments. Yes.