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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

7 Questions

Can I buy shares of a company which sells food items and cigarettes but has been successfully reducing the cigarettes business?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The company must not sell pork nor alcohol. Cigarettes business is unlawful according to many scholars. You need to refer to your own Marje' of Taqleed in the matter of cigarettes and seek his verdict in it. Accordingly you will know whether it is permissible or not to invest in such company.

Wassalam.
I have heard that cigarettes are not considered Haram. Is that true? If so, what is the reason as they are bad for our health and Allah SWT forbade any things that are harmful to our body?
Abbas Di Palma

as salam alaikum

there are three major fatwas regarding smoking tobacco and cigarettes:

1) It is haram.

2) It is allowed provided that it would not cause substantial harm to your health.

3) It is haram to start but if you are already an habitual smoker it is allowed but you should try to stop, even gradually. 

Overall, it is at least definitely advisable not to smoke.

With prayers for your success.
Is it permissible to smoke Hookah or a normal cigarette?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Many of our leading Ulama say that it is not permissible to smoke cigarette because it is damagingly harmful to the health of the person and people near him. Hookah is more dangerous to health than cigarette.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible to smoke cigarettes?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Many of our leading scholars say that smoking is not permissible because of its damaging harm on health.

Wassalam.