SMOKING IS SMOKING IS HARAM?HARAM?

PRESENTORS:PRESENTORS:

NOOR ARTIKA HASSANNOOR ARTIKA HASSAN

ASMAHANI HASSANIASMAHANI HASSANI

DefinitionDefinition

►The action of lighting a cigarette, a The action of lighting a cigarette, a pipe, a cigar, a water pipe, or any pipe, a cigar, a water pipe, or any other object made from tobacco or other object made from tobacco or materials of similar effects. The object materials of similar effects. The object is then sucked on with the lips to is then sucked on with the lips to extract smoke. This smoke is inhaled extract smoke. This smoke is inhaled into the chest and then exhaled from into the chest and then exhaled from the nose and mouth as a thick white the nose and mouth as a thick white smoke.smoke.

HARAM? HARAM? WHY?WHY?

Do not kill yourselves, Allah is indeed Do not kill yourselves, Allah is indeed merciful to you merciful to you

HADITHThe Prophet said:

Allah hates for you three things: gossiping, begging, and wasting

money.

AL-QURAN

THE INGREDIENTSTHE INGREDIENTS

Evidence for the prohibition Evidence for the prohibition of smokingof smoking

HARM TO HUMAN BODYHARM TO HUMAN BODY ٭٭

HARM TO ENVIRONMENTHARM TO ENVIRONMENT ٭٭

HARM TO MIND AND WILL POWERHARM TO MIND AND WILL POWER ٭٭

HARM TO PROPERTYHARM TO PROPERTY ٭٭

HARM TO DEENHARM TO DEEN ٭٭

MORAL DECADENCEMORAL DECADENCE ٭٭

EVIL SUBSTANCEEVIL SUBSTANCE ٭٭

BAD EXAMPLEBAD EXAMPLE ٭٭

HARM TO HUMAN BODYHARM TO HUMAN BODY► The hazards of smoking to the health are hard to The hazards of smoking to the health are hard to

enumerate. Cancer, tuberculosis, heart attacks, enumerate. Cancer, tuberculosis, heart attacks, asthma, coughing, premature birth, infertility, asthma, coughing, premature birth, infertility, infections in the digestive system, high blood infections in the digestive system, high blood pressure, nervousness, mouth and teeth diseases, pressure, nervousness, mouth and teeth diseases, etc., are among the many health hazards that have etc., are among the many health hazards that have been strongly linked to smokingbeen strongly linked to smoking

QURAN:QURAN:Do not cast yourselves, with your own hands, into Do not cast yourselves, with your own hands, into

destructiondestruction

HADITH:HADITH:the Messenger says: No harm may be inflicted on the Messenger says: No harm may be inflicted on

oneself or others oneself or others

HARM TO ENVIRONMENTHARM TO ENVIRONMENT

► A smoker emits his poisons in the faces of his A smoker emits his poisons in the faces of his companions, wife, children, and the companions, wife, children, and the environment. It is well established that environment. It is well established that second-hand smoke is almost as dangerous as second-hand smoke is almost as dangerous as first-hand. Thus, whether they like it or not, a first-hand. Thus, whether they like it or not, a smoker's associates are forced to inhale the smoker's associates are forced to inhale the smoke and be themselves smokers as well. smoke and be themselves smokers as well.

► The Prophet said: The Prophet said: Anyone who believes in Allah Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt his neighborand the Last Day should not hurt his neighbor

HARM TO MIND AND WILL POWERHARM TO MIND AND WILL POWER

► Smoking is harmful to the human mind. Who is Smoking is harmful to the human mind. Who is ٭٭addicted to it passes through periods of severe addicted to it passes through periods of severe craving, making it hard for him to think, concentrate, craving, making it hard for him to think, concentrate, solve a problem, or do any important matter, until solve a problem, or do any important matter, until he smokes. When one smokes, his muscles slacken, he smokes. When one smokes, his muscles slacken, and he passes through a brief period of delirium that and he passes through a brief period of delirium that curtains the thought. His digestive system is also curtains the thought. His digestive system is also affected, causing him frequent nervousness and affected, causing him frequent nervousness and trembling of the hands. He passes through periods trembling of the hands. He passes through periods of excitability, initiation, and insomniaof excitability, initiation, and insomnia. .

QURAN:QURAN:ALLAH wants to let you into His mercy, whereas those ALLAH wants to let you into His mercy, whereas those

who follow the desires want you to drift far away who follow the desires want you to drift far away (from the right path)(from the right path)

HARM TO PROPERTYHARM TO PROPERTY

► A smoker wastes his wealth on that which harms A smoker wastes his wealth on that which harms and has no benefit; he will be asked about his and has no benefit; he will be asked about his wealth and how he spent it, as has been cited in wealth and how he spent it, as has been cited in the hadith earlier. His wealth belongs to Allah, so the hadith earlier. His wealth belongs to Allah, so how would he dare to waste it in disobedience to how would he dare to waste it in disobedience to Him?Him?

QURANQURAN::

And do not waste (your resources) extravagantly. Indeed the And do not waste (your resources) extravagantly. Indeed the

squanderers are the brethren of the devilssquanderers are the brethren of the devils HADITHHADITH::

Allah hates for you three things: gossiping, begging, and Allah hates for you three things: gossiping, begging, and wasting money wasting money

HARM TO DEENHARM TO DEEN

►Smoking spoils a person's acts of Smoking spoils a person's acts of worship and reduces their rewardsworship and reduces their rewards. .

For instance, it spoils the prayer, which is the pillar For instance, it spoils the prayer, which is the pillar of Deen. Allah's Messenger said: Whoever eats of Deen. Allah's Messenger said: Whoever eats garlic or onion, let him avoid us and our masjid, and garlic or onion, let him avoid us and our masjid, and stay in his home. The angels are surely hurt by stay in his home. The angels are surely hurt by things that hurt the human beingsthings that hurt the human beings

►Smoking also spoils fastingSmoking also spoils fasting. .

Treating the Disease of SmokingTreating the Disease of Smoking

The following are some suggestions to help a The following are some suggestions to help a person stop smokingperson stop smoking: :

► Rely on Allah sincerely, with full Rely on Allah sincerely, with full determination not to return to smoking, in determination not to return to smoking, in compliance with Allah's commandcompliance with Allah's command: : When you decide on a certain course of When you decide on a certain course of action, place your trust in Allahaction, place your trust in Allah

► Avoid the bad company of smokers and Avoid the bad company of smokers and smoking environments that are full with the smoking environments that are full with the smell ofsmell of smokesmoke

► Stop immediately instead of claiming it is Stop immediately instead of claiming it is best to do it gradually. best to do it gradually.

► Let the example be taken from the Sahabah Let the example be taken from the Sahabah who, as soon as Allah's command reached who, as soon as Allah's command reached them regarding alcohols.them regarding alcohols.

QURAN:QURAN:► Will you not then desist? they immediately Will you not then desist? they immediately

poured out all the alcohol that they had and poured out all the alcohol that they had and said, "We desist our Lord, we desist!" They said, "We desist our Lord, we desist!" They did this despite the fact that alcohol has a did this despite the fact that alcohol has a greater addictive power over those who drink greater addictive power over those who drink it.it.

Change the food diet by abstaining from foods and Change the food diet by abstaining from foods and ٭٭drinks that would entice the craving to smoke such as drinks that would entice the craving to smoke such as

spices, meat, tea, and coffee; and eating a lot of spices, meat, tea, and coffee; and eating a lot of vegetables and fruits. vegetables and fruits.

Use medically tested and established procedures to Use medically tested and established procedures to ٭٭ help stop smoking, as directed by physicians, such as help stop smoking, as directed by physicians, such as

nicotine patches, nicotine gum, etc.nicotine patches, nicotine gum, etc.

REFERENCESREFERENCES

►"The Ruling of Smoking" by "The Ruling of Smoking" by Muhammad bin Ibraheem Muhammad bin Ibraheem

►““Smoking and Its Effects on Health" by Smoking and Its Effects on Health" by Dr. Muhammad 'Ali al-Barr. Dr. Muhammad 'Ali al-Barr.

►www.smoking a social poison. htmwww.smoking a social poison. htm

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