The Ruling on Smoking Cigarettes and Hookah
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Question: What is the ruling on smoking cigarettes and hookah?
Answer: The ruling on that is that it is among the forbidden things; because of the impurity and the many harms it contains. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, only permitted for His servants the good things and forbade for them the bad things, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [Al-Ma'idah: 4]. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said in describing His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [Al-A'raf: 157].
All types of smoking are not among the good things, but rather they are all among the bad things; because of the many harms they contain, they are not among the good things that Allah has permitted. It is obligatory to leave them, to beware of them, and to strive against the self in that; because the self is a commander of evil, except for whom Allah has mercy. The believer should strive against his self to leave what harms him from these bad things and others.
Answer: The ruling on that is that it is among the forbidden things; because of the impurity and the many harms it contains. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, only permitted for His servants the good things and forbade for them the bad things, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are [all] good foods
يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُmakes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil
وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَAll types of smoking are not among the good things, but rather they are all among the bad things; because of the many harms they contain, they are not among the good things that Allah has permitted. It is obligatory to leave them, to beware of them, and to strive against the self in that; because the self is a commander of evil, except for whom Allah has mercy. The believer should strive against his self to leave what harms him from these bad things and others.
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binbaz.org.sa
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