The Ruling on Smoking and Its Sale
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Question:
We will take a call from our brother Abu Amal. Please, my brother Abu Amal. Hello. Peace be upon you, how are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well, Shaykh. Shaykh, regarding smoking, I have asked scholars about it. Some told me it is forbidden, and others told me it is permissible. My brother, if it is forbidden, why is it sold in our shops? It is clear, honestly. I do not know, by Allah. May Allah bless you. Thank you, Abu 'Amir. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
Smoking, my brother, everyone knows that it is forbidden, that it is harmful to health, and that it causes serious diseases, as the doctors of the world have established. If that is the case, no sane person, let alone a scholar, would doubt its prohibition. Every one of these causes necessitates its prohibition, so what if they are all combined? Therefore, smoking is forbidden to use, forbidden to sell, forbidden to buy, and forbidden to bring in. As for the fact that it is sold in some shops, that is not evidence. The evidence, my brother, is from the Book and the Sunnah, not from the actions of people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We will take a call from our brother Abu Amal. Please, my brother Abu Amal. Hello. Peace be upon you, how are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well, Shaykh. Shaykh, regarding smoking, I have asked scholars about it. Some told me it is forbidden, and others told me it is permissible. My brother, if it is forbidden, why is it sold in our shops? It is clear, honestly. I do not know, by Allah. May Allah bless you. Thank you, Abu 'Amir. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
Smoking, my brother, everyone knows that it is forbidden, that it is harmful to health, and that it causes serious diseases, as the doctors of the world have established. If that is the case, no sane person, let alone a scholar, would doubt its prohibition. Every one of these causes necessitates its prohibition, so what if they are all combined? Therefore, smoking is forbidden to use, forbidden to sell, forbidden to buy, and forbidden to bring in. As for the fact that it is sold in some shops, that is not evidence. The evidence, my brother, is from the Book and the Sunnah, not from the actions of people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 فتاوى على الهواء - 12 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (9:10)
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