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Clarification of smoking

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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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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 Allah’s 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

 


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