When
you smoke, you can become addicted to, or not able to function without
nicotine. By definition: nicotine is a colorless, poisonous alkaloid,
derived from the tobacco plant and used as an insecticide. It is the
substance in tobacco in which smokers can become addicted. Nicotine is
as habit-forming as the drugs heroin and cocaine. Over time, you may
have problems with your teeth and gums; staining on your teeth, fingers,
and fingernails; bad breath; and wrinkling skin. There are also other,
more serious health problems caused by smoking, such as:
• Lung cancer and other lung diseases, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis
•
Other kinds of cancer, such as cancer of the throat, mouth, esophagus
(food pipe), pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix (opening to the
uterus or womb)
• Atherosclerosis - clogged and narrowed arteries
• Heart disease
• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Early menopause - the stopping of menstrual periods
• Osteoporosis - the thinning and weakening of bones
• Infertility - problems getting pregnant
•
Problems during pregnancy like miscarriage, early or premature birth,
having an infant born with low birth weight, stillbirth, and even infant
death
SMOKING:
is
a habit. Is it good or bad, allowed (halaal) or prohibited (haraam)?
Let us see the ruling of Allaah Almighty and what medicine said about
it, this “evil weed, cancer stick, coffin nails.”
Allaah said in the Qur’an:
“O
you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly
except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill
yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is Most Merciful to
you.” (An-Nisa 4:29)
“O
mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow
not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open
enemy.”
(Qur’an 2:168)
(Qur’an 2:168)
SMOKING KILLS:
Every
year, more than 400,000 American deaths are attributed to smoking. It’s
banned in restaurants, workplaces and other public areas. It’s illegal
for cigarettes to be sold to anyone under 18. Yet even with all the loss
of customers by death, tobacco companies still manage to make a profit.
How
do they do it? There are numerous laws against smoking. In 1998, a law
passed that made it illegal to smoke in bars. An internal Philip Morris
document states, “[The] financial impact of smoking bans will be
tremendous. Three to five
fewer cigarettes per day per smoker will reduce annual manufacturer
profits a billion dollars plus per year.” In an effort to keep their
customers smoking, the companies trick the public with lies and
loopholes. Their goal is to slow the anti-smoking movement and keep
people smoking to get more profits.
We
as Muslims are advised to cherish our health before our wealth. Allaah
has given us our bodies to house the soul and worship him without
partners. Cigarette addiction is a device to shorten life. Nicotine
consumption is habit forming to say the least. It is an anti-depressant
and mild sedative, As old folks say: “It calms my nerves.” But actually
the opposite. Smoking is a waste of time and money.
The
Islamic Scholars have said that Cigarette Smoking is prohibited
(Haraam).We are instructed in Qur’an & Hadith not to imbibe anything
harmful to the body. In the same manner that we abhor Drugs and
Alcohol, We should view cigarette smoking in the same light. Allaah said
in the Qur’an:
“Those
who follow the Messenger, the prophet who can neither read nor write
[i.e.Muhammad (peace be upon him)] whom they find written with them in
the Taurât (Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv,
16), - he commands them for Al-Ma’rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all
that Islâm has ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e.
disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islâm has forbidden);
he allows them as lawful At-Taiyibât [(i.e. all good and lawful) as
regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.], and prohibits
them as unlawful Al-Khabâ’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards
things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.)...” (Qur’an 7:157)
BELIEVE IT OR NOT:
The
number of Muslims in the world is more than 1.3 Billion. There are 200
million Muslim smokers in the world. Let us calculate how much Muslims
spend yearly for smoking, if every Muslim spends one dollar a day for
cigarettes, we would waste two million dollars a day, this big money
would build houses, masaajid, schools, hospitals, factories, etc.., and
you will not see any poor Muslim in the world; but unfortunately we do
not follow the real teachings of Islam.
CIGARETTE SMOKING:
It
is a nuisance to others; the second hand smoke is foul smelling. We
should not stand in prayer lines smelling bad. It offends our Muslim
brothers and sisters along with the angels; in short, it’s a bad habit.
How many friends/relatives do we know that have expired due to smoking?
Think about it the next time you light up: is it really worth the harm
it brings?
If
you wouldn’t drink poison or shoot yourself to commit fast suicide,
then why smoke cigarettes and commit slow suicide? Smoking causes high
blood pressure, impotency, heart disease, and birth defects in fetuses.
The cigarette companies added stronger chemicals to make the “smoke”
stronger. It also makes the cigarettes better tasting and more
addictive.
You
must know that smoking makes people very nervous and decreases one’s
ability to worship, remember Allaah, and work productively.
Overall smoking is prohibited by law in all indoor facilities such as hospitals, airplanes, factories, and offices.
Please,
do not kill yourself and your children. Replace the cigarette with the
siwak; keep your teeth and gums clean and fresh. Islam saves lives and
prohibits all types of evil or slow suicide. Allaah said in the Qur’an:
“… And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is Most Merciful to you.” (Qur’an 4:29)
Abandon smoking for the sake of Allaah Almighty
Edited and Revised by
Hamadi Al-Aslani
Manager of Editing and Translation
( With the compliments of www.worldreminder.com )
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