What is the ruling on narcotic drugs and smoking?

Question:
Yes. Unfortunately, when some people are told that these intoxicating substances are forbidden, they say, "Give us the evidence." We ask that you provide us with the evidence for this. There is also a doubt promoted by the callers to evil that smoking does not reach the level of prohibition, but may only be disliked, claiming that there is no evidence in the Qur'an for its prohibition. We ask for a response to this doubt.

Answer:
As for what concerns intoxicating alcohol, you have heard the evidence that it is khamr (intoxicants). Everything that intoxicates is khamr. Everything that intoxicates is forbidden khamr, whether from dates, grapes, corn, barley, wheat, or other than that, or sugarcane, or otherwise, whether sour or not. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , thus he said (peace and blessings be upon him). And in the other text he said: . As for smoking, it is among the forbidden impurities. The Great Qur'an has indicated this. Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: So Allah has not made lawful for His servants except what is pure. Does any person of sound mind, among jinn or humans, say that smoking is among the pure things? No person of sound mind says that it is among the pure things. And Allah the Exalted and Majestic said about His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): So smoking, and all intoxicants, and all that harms a person, is not among the pure things, but rather it is among the impurities. Thus, the text of the Qur'an indicates the prohibition of every impurity, and everything that is not pure, whether food, drink, or otherwise. Then, the harms of this smoking are very great for those who understand and know them. But love of a thing blinds and deafens. Air blinds and deafens. Customs are harmful. Customs fight the messengers and fight reason. The harmful defects are a serious matter. The messengers were tormented because of customs. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.