Smoking is Harâm Muhammad Afifi It is evident beyond doubt that smoking is injurious to health. Allah says in the Qur'an: "And make not your own hands contribute to your destruction" (2:195). Muslim scholars in the past differed in opinion regarding smoking because of lack of evidence relating cigarette smoking to disease. Those who considered Makruh (a hated act) regarded this lack of evidence. But since 30 years ago the evidence clearly demonstrates that smoking is injurious to health. The majority of Ahl Sunnah wal-Jama'ah scholars and Jumhur have clearly stated that smoking is Haram. Quotes from some scholars: Shaykh Abu Bakr Jabir al-Jazairi a Professor in Islamic University of Madinah and a famous teacher in Masjid an-Nabawi has clearly explained the 'Hukm' of smoking derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah: "Anything that harms the human body is Haram" "The consensus (Ijma') of Ulama', prohibits the act of destroying property unnecessarily or using it not for the path of Shara' as in the case of smoking" "Bringing harm to others is Harâm and so does smoking" "It is clear that Sharia' condemns smoking as a disgraceful and damaging act. Smoking is an act of sin and it is wrong for it is Haram and it is Wajib to abstain from it." Ibn Hajr in his 'Fath al-Mubin' gave 2 points why smoking is Haram in Islam: The act leads to harmful effects, whether noticed or unseen. It will cause the body to suffer. The Prophet (saw) said: "Do not hurt yourselves nor injure others ...
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