Somking Haram - Why??

[dark__sunshin]

Salam aleikum
Brothers and sisters I would like to share this article with you.Ive seen a lot of discussions on this subject .But this is just a reminder,on how much smoking can affect somebody's health and why it is haram ...


The declaration that "There is no God Worthy of being worshipped except Allah & that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah", demands that the Muslim accepts the Decrees set by Allah and by His Messenger-Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)

Islam is a Revelation from Allah with a complete code of life. It tells what is good and what is evil: Allah says in the Holy Quran: And We have shown him (man) the two ways (good and evil). (Quran 90/10)

He allows them all that is good and lawful, and prohibits them as unlawful all that is evil (things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, drinks, etc.). (Quran 7/157)

So, is smoking (cigarettes, pipes, etc.) evil or not? Let us examine its effects:

* Smoking is a killer: causes lung-cancer, lung-tuberculosis and heart diseases.
Allah says: And do not kill yourselves. (Quran 4/29)
He also says: And do not throw yourselves into destruction. (Quran 2/195)

These verses are sufficient to make smoking Haram.
* Smoking is a wasting of wealth. Allah says: ...But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift, Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the devils, and the Devil (Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord. (Quran 17/26-27)

* The smoker is unjust to himself as well as his family by burning away his money and his chest!

* The smoker not only causes harm to himself, he/she also inflicts harms upon others around him/her.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm." (Saheeh Al-Jami 7517)

* The smokers cause the spread of evil; they smoke openly and thus encourage others to do the same.

* The smokers dislike fasting and praying because they become impatient. They want to go for the next "round". The smoker becomes like an edict.

* The smoker smells bad! His car, home, clothes etc. carry the bad smell

too.
From the above, it is clear that smoking is evil and thus it is Haram (unlawful).
If you are under any kind of stress, then turn to Allah, read the Holy Quran, and be with non-smokers. Seek Allah's help and don’t be enslaved to something that burns you and your money  

[Aaleayha_Wahida]

exactly! ciggs are very much the downfall of people these days, with the price of them going up each time taxes are raised and also the amount of teen pressure/ smoking as well. The deaths caused by cancer of the lungs is aweful, my grandfather has this disease and yet he reuses to stop smoking, as well as my uncle even 'tho they both have asthma and the doctors have told them to quit.

Listen to the girl, she's right about this. Spend you efforts for something more positive! crying  

[Maha the Wizard]

Ratri_Cat

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

yet hookah is very popular in Muslim countries.

mmmm....hookah is a yummy stress reliever.

Coincidently, because of the way they work you get more tobacco from a hookah than cigarettes. It's worse. confused  

[Zaakii]

Maha the Wizard

Ratri_Cat

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

yet hookah is very popular in Muslim countries.

mmmm....hookah is a yummy stress reliever.

Coincidently, because of the way they work you get more tobacco from a hookah than cigarettes. It's worse. confused

That's the answer of a big discussion lol  

[Aaleayha_Wahida]

Zaaki

Maha the Wizard

Ratri_Cat

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

yet hookah is very popular in Muslim countries.

mmmm....hookah is a yummy stress reliever.

Coincidently, because of the way they work you get more tobacco from a hookah than cigarettes. It's worse. confused

That's the answer of a big discussion lol

don't know what hookah is, but haha! even more jeez, but isn't it the smoke in ciggs that actually does the most damage?  

[Zaxuu]

yeah smoking is bad in general even if you smell it from someone. ><

my uncle used to smoke a lot. now he's terribly sick and he hardly speaks. also he can never hear what we say and he almost lose his memory .sometimes i didn't like to get close to him because he gets mad and that.
it's been almost a year since he forgot about smoking.  

[The Dead Terrorist Achmed]

Smoking is a status symbol in the Middle East, regardless of it being haram or not.  

[_rainarai_]

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

Smoking is a status symbol in the Middle East, regardless of it being haram or not.

is it? surprised  

[The Dead Terrorist Achmed]

_rainarai_

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

Smoking is a status symbol in the Middle East, regardless of it being haram or not.

is it? surprised

Yes, especially with cigarettes...Malboro or something like that.

I've never figured out the reason.I've seen it in Egypt.  

[Maha the Wizard]

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

_rainarai_

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

Smoking is a status symbol in the Middle East, regardless of it being haram or not.

is it? surprised

Yes, especially with cigarettes...Malboro or something like that.

I've never figured out the reason.I've seen it in Egypt.

I can vouch that it is terribly popular in Iraq. I think it may be a regional thing though.  

[The Dead Terrorist Achmed]

Maha the Wizard

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

_rainarai_

The Dead Terrorist Achmed

Smoking is a status symbol in the Middle East, regardless of it being haram or not.

is it? surprised

Yes, especially with cigarettes...Malboro or something like that.

I've never figured out the reason.I've seen it in Egypt.

I can vouch that it is terribly popular in Iraq. I think it may be a regional thing though.

so much for Muslim laws if you can't even get people to obey them by region, let alone worldwide.  

[BubbleBerry Tea]

Technically, going by your logic, smoking should be a sin in Christianity too. The greatest sin we can commit is suicide, and smoking is basically just a slow form of that. I'd never thought about it as a sin before.  

[Geek Zombie]

BeXlieXve

Technically, going by your logic, smoking should be a sin in Christianity too. The greatest sin we can commit is suicide, and smoking is basically just a slow form of that. I'd never thought about it as a sin before.

i really like your post!!


in terms of its really easy to get what i guess i wanted to say!!

its a kind of suicide!!