The reason for the prohibition of smoking
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Q: What is the position of those who say that smoking is forbidden in the Shari'ah of Allah the Exalted?
A: Their position is that it is harmful and a narcotic in some cases, and an intoxicant in others. The fundamental principle regarding it is the general prohibition of harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) The meaning is: anything that harms a person in his religion or his worldly life is forbidden for him to consume, whether it is poison, smoke, or anything else that harms him. This is based on the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) : [al-Baqarah:195] and His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) For this reason, the scholars of knowledge who are thorough in their research have forbidden smoking because of the great harms it contains, which the smoker himself knows, which doctors know, and which everyone who associates with smokers knows.
It can also cause sudden death and other diseases, and it causes excessive coughing and a permanent, chronic illness. We have all come to know this, and a great number of people—too many to count—who have engaged in smoking cigarettes, shisha, or other types of smoking have informed us of it. All of it is harmful, and all of it must be prohibited. It is obligatory for doctors to advise those who use it, and it is obligatory for the doctor and the teacher to warn against it, because people follow their example.
A: Their position is that it is harmful and a narcotic in some cases, and an intoxicant in others. The fundamental principle regarding it is the general prohibition of harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارand do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِIt was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارIt can also cause sudden death and other diseases, and it causes excessive coughing and a permanent, chronic illness. We have all come to know this, and a great number of people—too many to count—who have engaged in smoking cigarettes, shisha, or other types of smoking have informed us of it. All of it is harmful, and all of it must be prohibited. It is obligatory for doctors to advise those who use it, and it is obligatory for the doctor and the teacher to warn against it, because people follow their example.
Source
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