Selling cigarettes
Question What is the Islamic ruling on selling cigarettes which are sold under licence from the cigarette company? Praise be to Allah. Smoking is haraam, growing tobacco is haraam, and dealing in it is haraam, because of the great harm which it causes. It was narrated in the hadeeth; “There should be no causing harm…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
Smoking
is haraam, growing tobacco is haraam, and dealing in it is haraam, because
of the great harm which it causes. It was narrated in the hadeeth;
“There should be no causing harm or reciprocating harm. Smoking is also
one of al-khabaa’ith [evil things]. Allaah described the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as (interpretation of the
meaning): “… he allows them as lawful al-Tayyibaat [all good and
lawful things] and prohibits them as unlawful al-Khabaa’ith [all evil
and unlawful things]…” [al-A’raaf 7:157]
And
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“They ask you what is lawful for them. Say:
‘Lawful unto you are al-tayyibaat…” [al-Maa’idah 5:4]
