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When smoking cigarette is Haram/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answers

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered questions about smoking cigarette.

Question: The medical advice says smoking is the main cause of heart problems and cancer and sometimes shortens life. Therefore, what is the ruling about smoking cigarette for the following people?

  1. The one who has just started smoking?
  2. The one who is addicted to smoking?
  3. We are sitting next to a person who is smoking cigarette and doctors say that the one who is sitting next to a smoker suffers significantly.

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answers:

  1. If smoking cigarette causes harm even in the future including the harm is obvious or is supposed to cause harm, in a way that wise people fear for the health of the person (smoker), it (smoking cigarette) is Haram. But if it does not cause severe harm and for this reason the person smokes less, then there is no problem.
  2. If by continuing smoking cigarette severe harm will be caused must stop smoking unless stopping causes other harm which is the same as smoking or even worse than that or stopping causes another difficulty which is unbearable.
  3. Such a person is like the beginner and the answer in part one will include him.

Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA

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8 comments

Rabuzar saliman September 12, 2018 | 7:25 PM at 7:25 PM

How do we know in future causes harm?
Since we know inthe begining it will cause harm definitely it is haram. But why still Imam fatwa does not fall under category haram. Is it for self esteem?

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hamrang September 14, 2018 | 9:08 AM at 9:08 AM

Salam
Thank you for your question. As this is a question related to a Fatwa, it is better if you ask it from your trusted religious scholar to explain it to you.
Many thanks

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Mohammed HUR July 25, 2020 | 7:32 AM at 7:32 AM

Salam can we sale cigarette??

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AH July 25, 2020 | 5:07 PM at 5:07 PM

Salaam Alaykum

Thank you for your question. Please ask this question from the office of your Marja or one of his representatives in your area.

Kind regards

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Syed Zeeshan Haider January 3, 2022 | 2:27 PM at 2:27 PM

Does smoking break the ablution of prayers?
Or just rinsing is enough
When smoking, can you talk about Islam, or take the name of the prophets or an imam?

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Abbas2 Abbas2 January 3, 2022 | 6:49 PM at 6:49 PM

Salaam Alaykum

Thank you for your questions. If you need further information regarding smoking, please forward your questions to the office of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani or one of his representatives in your area.

Kind regards

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Irfan January 3, 2022 | 2:29 PM at 2:29 PM

Does smoking break the ablution of prayers?
Or just rinsing is enough
When smoking, can you talk about Islam, or take the name of the prophets or an imam?

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Abbas2 Abbas2 January 3, 2022 | 6:50 PM at 6:50 PM

Salaam Alaykum

Thank you for your questions. If you need further information regarding smoking, please forward your questions to the office of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani or one of his representatives in your area.

Kind regards

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