'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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{in Arab} :->
Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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Praise be to Allaah.
Perhaps you know that all nations of the world - Muslim and kaafir
alike - have now started to fight smoking, because they know that it
is very harmful. Islam forbids everything that is harmful, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There
should be no harming or reciprocating harm."
Undoubtedly there are foods and drinks which are beneficial and good,
and others which are harmful and bad. Allaah described our Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the following terms
(interpretation of the meaning):
"he allows them as lawful At Tayyibaat (i.e. all good and lawful as
regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and prohibits them
as unlawful Al Khabaa'ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards
things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods)
[al-A'raaf 7:157]
Is smoking one of the good and lawful things (al-tayyibaat) or one of
the evil and unlawful things (al-khabaa'ith)?
Secondly: it was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah forbids you to trade gossip, to ask
too many questions and to waste money." And Allaah forbade wasteful
extravagance when He said (interpretation of the meaning):
"and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He
(Allaah) likes not Al Musrifoon (those who waste by
extravagance)[al-A'raaf 7:31]
And He described the slaves of the Most Merciful as follows
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor
niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those
(extremes)"[al-Furqaan 25:67]
The whole world now knows that the money spent on smoking is to be
considered as money wasted, from which no benefit is gained; indeed,
it is money spent on something harmful. If the money which is spent on
smoking worldwide were to be collected, it could have saved entire
populations who have died of starvation. Is there anyone more foolish
that one who holds a dollar bill and sets fire to it? What is the
difference between him and the one who smokes? Indeed, the smoker is
more foolish, because the folly of the one who burns a dollar bill
ends there, whilst the one who smokes burns his money and also harms
his body.
Thirdly: how many disasters have been caused by smoking, because of
cigarette butts which are thrown away and cause fires. Other disasters
have been caused in other ways, as when a house was burned down with
its occupants inside, when a man lit his cigarette when there was a
gas leak.
Fourthly: how many people are offended by the smell of smokers,
especially when you are unfortunate enough to have one of them
standing next to you in the mosque. Probably any nasty smell is easier
to bear than the smell of the smoker's mouth when he has just woken
up. It is amazing how many women can put up with the smell of their
husbands' mouths! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) forbade those who had eaten garlic or onions from coming to the
mosque so that they would not offend their fellow-worshippers with
their smell. The smell of onions and garlic is easier to bear than the
smell of the smoker and his mouth.
These are some of the reasons why smoking is haraam.
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