Clarification of smoking
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
My Dear Brother,
I admit and
appreciate from the depth of my heart, about the efforts you put in to guide
our sisters and brothers in Islam. As a student of Quran Ul Hakim, i
expect," you are very much acquainted that " From
every person who has knowledge " ILUM WALA" THE OTHER
" ILUM WALA" IS GREATER AND ALLAH IS THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE AND
THE MOST WISE" therefore i expect that you should not take it to
your heart if i put such questions as of " Smoking ". I may put some
other questions of the same nature but be ware i will not send anything to test
you but just seeking guidance like others. I am Muslim Alhamd U lillah and a
seeker of the guidance of Allah Subhanna. Please be sure i respect this
forum and feel that its my right to put questions to you and also have right to
get a reply from you. Also be sure that we both are brothers and Allah is
witness to our brotherhood as we both are Servants to Him.
Regarding your
reply of Question # 1962.
You are well aware
of this fact that words of Allah are not for a certain period of time nor these
are for a specific area or society. These are universal truths for fathomless
period of time. Therefore we can not say that something is missing because it
was not existed during the period of revelation of Holy Quran. Further, we
should be aware of the fact that human intelligence is not capable of
deciding anything good or bad. Allah started his guidance from prophet
Adam (pbuh) and completed on our beloved prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Holy Quran is
perfect and detailed and nothing is missed there in which is required for human
guidance.
Further please be
informed that smoking exists in all over Arab & Africa thousands years
BC.
you called Cigg. a
Khabaith without authentication. if you are declaring it khabaith as doctor
than there are numerous things declared by doctors not good for health but we
can not call them khabaith or Hram. We can not declare any thing Haram Or
hallal unless Allah Subhanna guide us alike. As regards to all human race i
belong to them as well and i am not agree with all human race who consider many
many things Hallal while we muslims can not like Diplomacy, Interest.
You quoted 2
verses as your argument. I am abide by them and adhere them but they do not
prohibit " smoking " at all.
I have other
questions for you but before putting those to you i should be sure of
getting replies as you did not answer my 2 mails already. please advise.
You put a question
in your reply to me. please check my reply there in your document please.
Thanks
your Brother
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Answer:
Clarification of smoking
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Statement: therefore i
expect that you should not take it to your heart if i put such questions as of
" Smoking ". I may put some other questions of the same nature but be
ware i will not send anything to test you but just seeking guidance like
others. I am Muslim Alhamd U lillah and a seeker of the guidance of Allah Subhanna. Please
be sure i respect this forum and feel that its my right to put questions to you
and also have right to get a reply from you. Also be sure that we both are
brothers and Allah is witness to our brotherhood as we both are Servants
to Him.
My beloved brother in
Islam, we are honored to receive any
question you might have in the deen; and if Allah Subhanah helps us and guides us, we will try to answer each of your questions in light of the
Quran and Sunnah, Insha Allah.
Indeed, as believers in Allah and
the Last Day, we have every right to
ask other brothers and scholars anything we wish in Islam, so that our hearts
may be content and we may try to understand and comprehend the wisdom behind
the commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), and so that we may follow the Wise Commands of Allah and His
Messenger (saws) with full conviction. Thus, my beloved brother in
Islam, never ever hesitate to ask questions in the deen if your intention is to
seek further knowledge in this beautiful and comprehensive approved Way of Life
called Al-Islam.
The Messenger of
Allah (saws) said in an authentic narration: The best amongst you is the one
who learns the Quran and teaches it.
Your Statement: You are well
aware of this fact that words of Allah are not for a certain period of time nor
these are for a specific area or society. These are universal truths for
fathomless period of time.
We, as your brothers in faith, bear witness to the fact which you have quoted, that the Divine Commands of Allah Subhanah
are Universal Truths for fathomless period of time; for all time and ages! Glory be to Allah Subhanah, and
Blessed is He, Who has had Mercy on the
believers and revealed His Revelations for our guidance.
Your Statement: Therefore we can
not say that something is missing because it was not existed during the period
of revelation of Holy Quran.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 3585 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal
Some companions of
Mu'adh ibn Jabal said: When the
Messenger of Allah (saws) intended to send Mu'adh ibn Jabal to the Yemen, he
(saws) asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case
arises? He (Muadh) replied: I shall
judge in accordance with Allah's Book. He (saws) asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any
guidance in Allah's Book? He
replied: (I shall act) in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws). He (saws) asked: (What will
you do) if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws) and in Allah's Book? He replied:
I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah (saws) then patted
him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of
the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah.
Beloved brother in Islam, we must realize that the guidance of the
Holy Quran is specific in some cases, and general in some cases
and this Divine Book lays the foundation and
guides towards the Approved Way of Life in the deen of Al-Islam.
There are many things which the
Quran is silent upon, which were
explained and practiced and taught by the Messenger of Allah (saws) to the
believers.
For example:
The exact way to perform the
prayers
The exact way to perform the
Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages
The percentage one has to pay of
his wealth as zakat dues.
The details on how to perform
the nikaah.
The details of the janaza or
muslim burial.
Etc. etc.
And then, there are many things that were not existent
at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saws); thus the Sunnah too is silent on many issues. For example:
Is it permissible to watch TV?
Is it permissible to listen to a
radio broadcast?
Is it permissible to use the
internet?
Is cloning permissible or
impermissible in Islam?
Is it permissible to have a
heart transplant in Islam?
Is plastic surgery permissible?
What is the ruling if one is
brain-dead? Can one remove his
life-support system?
Are stocks and bonds legal or
illegal?
Is insurance legal or illegal?
Etc. etc.
Thus the principle that would be
applied in seeking any guidance would be to first look for guidance in the
Glorious Quran for the matter; if the
Glorious Quran is silent on the issue, then seek the guidance from the established and authentic Sunnah of the
Messenger of Allah (saws); and if both
the Quran and Sunnah are silent on the issue, the scholars would form an opinion in light of the guidance and
teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. And
this process is called ijtehaad or striving to find a ruling in alignment
with the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah.
Your Statement: Further, we
should be aware of the fact that human intelligence is not capable of
deciding anything good or bad. Allah started his guidance from prophet
Adam (pbuh) and completed on our beloved prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Holy Quran is
perfect and detailed and nothing is missed there in which is required for human
guidance.
Indeed, the Guidance of Allah and His Messenger
(saws) is absolutely perfect in every respect. But there are many things which were invented after the death of the
Messenger of Allah (saws); thus the
believers will have to use the guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws) in
similar matters and form an opinion which is closest to the commands of Allah
and His Messenger (saws).
Your Statement: Further please
be informed that smoking exists in all over Arab & Africa thousands
years BC.
My beloved brother in Islam, the
Quran and Sunnah is absolutely silent on the matter of tobacco smoking. If (Allah forbid) someone smoked in the
times and presence of the Messenger of Allah (saws), surely he would have given his verdict to the act.
But since the Quran and Sunnah
are absolutely silent on the matter of tobacco or cigarette smoking, the scholars will have to form an opinion in
light of the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah.
Allah Subhanah Alone knows best
exactly when the act of smoking came into existence!
Your Statement: you called Cigg.
a Khabaith without authentication.
Beloved brother, I seek refuge in Allah Subhanah from giving
any opinion from myself, with my
extremely limited knowledge. It is not
us, but all the scholars of all the schools
of thought in Islam are unanimous that there is no good in the act of cigarette
smoking! Not only are the scholars of
Islam united in their opinion, it is
evident that the whole world is unanimous in their opinion that smoking is an
evil habit that seriously harms one health and well-being!
And anything that adversely
effects the human body to such an extent, cannot be considered good or pure in
Islam.
Your Statement: if you are
declaring it khabaith as doctor than there are numerous things declared by
doctors not good for health but we can not call them khabaith or Hram.
Your statement is indeed
true! Although red meat of halaal
animals is absolutely permissible for the believers, it may indeed be harmful
to some people who have high cholesterol, etc.; but it cannot be termed khabaaith!
But if one asks a ruling for
eating cockroaches or rats, etc.; then
indeed they would be termed as impure or khabaaith; because in its very nature it is impure.
Your Statement: We can not
declare any thing Haram Or hallal unless Allah Subhanna guide us alike.
The only beings who have a right
to declare something haraam or halaal, are Allah Subhanah and His Messenger (saws).
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verse 116:But say not for any
false thing that your tongues may put forth: "This is halaal and
this is haraam! " so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah
will never prosper.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraat verse 157:(So, now mercy has been assigned to those) who follow this Messenger, the Gentile Prophet, whose mention they shall find in the Torah
and the Gospel with them. He enjoins
them to do good and forbids them from evil; he makes pure things halaal for them and impure things haraam; he relieves them of their burdens and frees
them from the shackles (of rites and rituals) that bound them. For this reason, those alone who believe in him, support him, succour him, and follow the Light that has been sent down
with him shall attain true success.
No one has a right to declare
something haraam or halaal, except
Allah and His Messenger (saws). The
most one can say of the things not specifically declared haraam or halaal, is that it is closer to one than the other.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 3.267 Narrated by An Numan
bin Bashir
The Prophet (saws)
said "Both, halaal and haraam things are obvious, and in between them are
(suspicious) doubtful matters. So
whoever forsakes those doubtful things lest he may commit a sin, will
definitely avoid what is clearly illegal; and whoever indulges in these
(suspicious) doubtful things bravely, is likely to commit what is clearly
illegal. Sins are Allah's Hima (i.e.
private pasture) and whoever pastures (his sheep) near it, is likely to get in
it at any moment."
Your Statement: You quoted 2
verses as your argument. I am abide by them and adhere them but they do not
prohibit " smoking " at all.
May Allah Subhanah give you and
us the knowledge, wisdom and the courage to adhere to the boundaries laid down
by him, enjoy the pure which He has declared halaal, and abstain from everything which the Merciful Lord and His
Messenger (saws) have declared haraam.
Beloved brother in Islam, the least (or most) one can say is that
smoking is closer to the haraam than to the halaal; and in keeping with the guidance of the above quoted hadith of
the Messenger of Allah (saws), it would be closer to piety to stay away
from it.
And Allah Subhanah Alone Knows
Best.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan