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The Islamic views on tobacco vary by region. Though tobacco or smoking in general is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran or hadith, contemporary scholars have condemned it as completely harmful, and have at times prohibited smoking outright (declared it haram) as a result of the severe health effects that it causes.
Fasting does not only refer to food and drink during Islam’s holy month
In 2015, the Malaysian National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa declaring e-cigarettes haram (forbidden) because of their harmful health effects and bad smell. [140] Though the fatwa is not legally binding, [141] it carries weight for religious Muslims and has caused the governments of four states—Penang, Kedah, Johor, and Kelantan—to ban ...
A study of young Muslim Arab-Americans found that Islamic influences were correlated with some diminished smoking. [20] Conversely, an Egyptian study found that knowledge of an anti-smoking fatwa did not reduce smoking. [21] Overall, the prevalence of smoking is increasing in Islamic countries.
This is one of the five categories (al-ahkam al-khamsa) in Islamic law – wajib/fard (obligatory), Mustahabb/mandub (recommended), mubah (neutral), makruh (disapproved), haram (forbidden). [2] Though a makruh act is not haram (forbidden) or subject to punishment, a person who abstains from this act will be rewarded. [1]
Smoking and vaping are not listed on the “not allowed on beach” list. “When the youth step up and start talking about health and protection you really have to listen,” he said. Since the ...
Smoking in Saudi Arabia is banned in airports, [1] workplaces, universities, research centers, hospitals, [2] government buildings, all public places, [3] places involved with tourism, and in and around all places associated with religion, education, public events, sporting establishments, charity associations, all forms of public transport and their associated facilities, plants for ...
A 2017 study reported that vaping produced comparable levels of nicotine urinary metabolites to tobacco and smokeless tobacco products. [254] However, oxidative nicotine metabolites were less in vapers. [254] A 2017 review concluded that some vaping products delivered the same amount of nicotine as traditional cigarettes. [229]