It is the nation of Muhammad,
peace and prayers of Allah be upon him, whose are the best of nation coming
up of the people to the path of Allah.. It is a disease that spread and
circulated in their veins so that most of those inflicted with such an
abominable disease could not feel its danger as regards their religion and
life.. They think that it is lawful and they say that is just dislike
matter, but in fact it is definitely unlawful in accordance with the texts
of the Holy Qur’an.
We are talking here about the disease of smoking, and whether it is allowed
or forbidden. When we advise one of the powerless smokers, who have been
deceived by Satan’s tricks, and ask him to give up smoking as it forbidden
and represents an act of disobedience to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Then,
you are likely to hear him replying: “Go away, guy . Mind your own
business. Stop this nonsensical talk and don’t label things as unlawful
with no proof.. Besides, if smoking is unlawful, give me one evidence from
the Qur’an, and explicit verse to this effect., Thus, he asks you to cite
an evident verse from the Qur’an like the one that prohibits drinking,
something that reads like this for example: O ye who believe! Smoking
cigarettes, tobacco and hookah is an abomination of Satan’s handiwork.
Eschew such (abomination)”. To Allah ascribed all perfection and majesty!
How inadequately we grasp the meanings of the verses that Allah revealed in
His Glorious Qur’an to illustrate what is permissible, forbid what is
unlawful and clarify in detail all kinds of delicacies that we can enjoy and
all kinds of impurities that we have to evade. This shows how Allah, out of
His mercy and grace, wants us to live well. We can simply tell our smoking
brother who argues in the fact that smoking is forbidden, claiming that it
is only disliked the following: the fact that smoking is forbidden is
differently and indirectly expressed in the Qur’an in a manner that is
facile for the human mind to grasp. We can also say to him that Allah, to
whom is ascribed all perfection and majesty, wonders how
many of His