This means that the deed of sale itself is haram. Please refrain from selling cigarettes and Allah the Almighty will not abandon you. Whatever provision is assigned to you by Almighty Allah, it will reach you wherever you are. A tobacco fatwa is a fatwa (Islamic legal declaration) that prohibits the use of tobacco by Muslims. All contemporary judgments condemn smoking as potentially harmful or (haram) banned smoking because of the serious health damage it causes. Arab Muslims tend to ban smoking (although Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd in the world for the percentage of its population that smokes)[1] and in South Asia, smoking tends to be considered legal but discouraged. [2] Although the sale of tobacco and cigarettes and its income are not haram, it is also not without کراہت (Karahat). So if you could avoid the sale, that would be better, otherwise there is room for the sale. And if someone is employed in such a company, it doesn`t hurt them to sell these products. What you suggested in your question is neither accurate nor appropriate. It is forbidden to smoke (haram) because of the great damage it causes.

The trade in cigarettes is also prohibited. In 1996, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al Khalili, the Grand Mufti of Oman, issued a fatwa banning smoking and the sale of tobacco, comparing smoking to “drinking poison.” Sheikh Al Khalili quoted a verse from the Qur`an,[20] “Do not kill yourself, for Almighty God is most merciful to you” to justify his decision. [4] Malaysia`s National Fatwa Council first issued a fatwa against smoking in 1996 when it declared smoking a haram because of its adverse health effects. [17] In 2013, a study of Muslims and Buddhists in Malaysia found that this fatwa and other religious norms against smoking had an independent and significant increase in cessation attempts. Among Muslims, religious pressure against smoking was more effective in getting people to quit than social pressure. [18] In 2015, the National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa declaring e-cigarettes haram because of their harmful effects and bad smell. [19] My uncle`s gas station is one of the few gas stations that does not sell pork, liquor and lottery tickets (alhamdullilah). It`s a busy shop, and I worked there for a few months, but I stopped thinking because I assumed the sale of tobacco was haram. However, I need money to support my family and buy a car because my father`s budget can`t bring me a car, and I`m not old enough to work legally anywhere else (I`m 15).

Is selling tobacco haram, and can I sell it if it`s my only choice? The Supreme Council of Darul Ifta of the Philippines, headed by Grand Mufti Sheikh Omar Pasigan, declared in June 2010 that smoking cigarettes is haram. [21] In recent years, fatwas on tobacco (Islamic legal statements) have been issued for health reasons. Pot and cigarette shops are common in major cities such as Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad. Is this shop halal or haram? Besides, what is the verdict on tobacco/pan in Islam? Hasanayn Mahluf, the Mufti of Egypt, explains in his book “Fatawa Shar`iyya” that it is not haram to sell cigarettes. But even if it`s halal, it`s not tayyib (clean). Some profits are not only halal, but also tayyib, which is a degree of acceptance of halal, such as the sale of miswaks. Iran`s Grand Ayatollah Mirza Shirazi issued a fatwa against tobacco in 1891. In 2000, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasil, ruled that smoking was haram (forbidden) in Islam because of its harmful effects on health. [4] The fatwa, which ruled that smoking is a serious sin, equivalent to alcohol consumption and acceptable grounds for divorce, sparked considerable controversy in Egypt. [13] Grand Imam Gadul Haq Ali Gadul Haq, sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque, the center of Islamic learning in the Sunni world, issued a similar verdict in 2000, citing the following verse from the Qur`an as justification: “And do not throw yourselves into ruin with your own hands.” [14] [4] For many Muslims, the legal status of smoking has changed in recent years, and many fatwas, including from reputable authorities such as Al-Azhar University in Cairo, consider smoking haram (banned).

Among the reasons given for reclassifying smoking as prohibited is the general prohibition of all acts that cause harm. For example, the Qur`an says, “And spend your substance for the cause of God, and do not let your own hands contribute to your own destruction.” [3] Moreover, lawyers rely on the Qur`an`s warnings not to waste money. A better understanding of the risks associated with second-hand smoke has also led recent lawyers to invoke the obligation not to intentionally harass, distress or hurt others. [2] From the 1970s to the late 1990s, tobacco companies such as British American Tobacco and Phillip Morris were involved in campaigns to undermine anti-smoking fatwas in Muslim-majority countries, labeling any Muslim opposed to smoking a “fundamentalist” who wanted to return to Sharia law and posing “a threat to the incumbent government.” [22] [23] The tobacco industry was also concerned about the World Health Organization`s promotion of anti-smoking attitudes by Muslim scholars. [22] A 1985 report by the Philip Morris tobacco company blamed the WHO: “This ideological development has become a threat to our company because of WHO interference. The WHO has not only partnered with Muslim fundamentalists who see smoking as an evil, but it has gone even further in encouraging religious leaders who were previously inactive anti-smokers to take up its cause. [22] In 2009, Majelis Ulama Indonesia, the organization of Indonesian religious scholars, stated that smoking in public or near pregnant women was haram (prohibited), while smoking was generally declared makruh (discouraged or objectionable). [5] The Indonesian Muslim organization Muhammadiyah reported smoking haram in 2010; [15] The organization had previously listed smoking only as Makruh (avoid). [15] Tobacco companies sponsored 1,350 youth events from January to October 2007, often giving free cigarettes to youth. [16] A 2015 study found that the fatwa had little impact on smoking and primarily discouraged non-smokers from smoking. [5] The first fatwa on smoking was issued in Morocco in 1602. After the introduction of tobacco in the kingdom in 1598, King Ahmad al-Mansur sought advice from religious scholars in Fez.

The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom and the Wali of Sila have both decided that smoking is forbidden in Islam. This decision did not have much impact on tobacco consumption in the kingdom, prompting the Mufti to issue a second decision banning its use, as the use of all “intoxicating and harmful substances” is prohibited in Islam. This outright ban failed, and the Mufti and other scholars who joined him in his reign were killed by a mob furious at the verdict or fled the country. [4]: 13-15 Although smoking cigarettes is harmful to health, it is only an opinion, and there are many people who smoke cigarettes and nothing happens to them, so smoking cigarettes is allowed. In addition, the purchase and sale of an eligible item is also permitted. In addition, the money earned from this trade is also halal. There is no reason to regulate/classify this as haram. However, it is actually better to abstain from smoking cigarettes. I have a question about working in a smoking room or gas station. My friends and a few roommates work in a smoking room and their job is selling tobacco products, cigars, and CBD (medicine). Is the income they earn from the sale of these products considered halal or haram? Basically, the reason they work there is to raise money for their university tuition and also for rent and other purposes.