The Evidence for the Prohibition of Smoking

Question:
Some people claim that there is no evidence for the prohibition of smoking. What is your opinion on that?

Answer:
We ask him: Is smoking considered among the good things or among the bad things? If he says it is among the good things, he has lied. It is among the bad things without a doubt, in its smell, in its taste, in its effect on the body, and in its lack of benefit. It is among the bad things; no one can say it is among the good things. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in describing our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Smoking falls under the category of bad things. This is one aspect. The second aspect is that smoking is harmful to the body, and this has been established. All the doctors of the world have agreed that smoking is harmful to the body. Even the disbelievers have established that it is harmful to health, and they oblige companies to write on its packaging that it is harmful to health. Since it is so, there is no doubt in its prohibition. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: Yes.