The Ruling on Smoking
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Question:
A message was sent by the listener Mustafa Sawam, from Libya, asking and saying: What is the ruling in the religion regarding a person who consumes cigarettes?
Direct us regarding this issue, as the affliction has become widespread.
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Smoking in all its forms is not permissible due to the great harms it contains. A group of scholars who have written on the matter have stated its many harms, and knowledgeable doctors have also stated them. Therefore, it is forbidden without doubt. It is not permissible to consume it, sell it, buy it, or trade in it, just as it is forbidden to sell and trade in intoxicants. So, smoking, qat, and similar harmful substances to Muslims and servants of Allah are to be avoided. It is obligatory to be cautious of them, not to trade in them, and not for a Muslim to consume them. Rather, one should avoid them with the utmost caution, just as one avoids intoxicants, and stay away from them. Just as it is not permissible to sell, buy, or drink intoxicants, so it is not permissible to smoke. Likewise, one must be cautious of these two substances—smoking and qat—because of the great harms they contain. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was sent by the listener Mustafa Sawam, from Libya, asking and saying: What is the ruling in the religion regarding a person who consumes cigarettes?
Direct us regarding this issue, as the affliction has become widespread.
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Smoking in all its forms is not permissible due to the great harms it contains. A group of scholars who have written on the matter have stated its many harms, and knowledgeable doctors have also stated them. Therefore, it is forbidden without doubt. It is not permissible to consume it, sell it, buy it, or trade in it, just as it is forbidden to sell and trade in intoxicants. So, smoking, qat, and similar harmful substances to Muslims and servants of Allah are to be avoided. It is obligatory to be cautious of them, not to trade in them, and not for a Muslim to consume them. Rather, one should avoid them with the utmost caution, just as one avoids intoxicants, and stay away from them. Just as it is not permissible to sell, buy, or drink intoxicants, so it is not permissible to smoke. Likewise, one must be cautious of these two substances—smoking and qat—because of the great harms they contain. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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