Smoking Shisha (hookah, water pipe) is haram – Permanent Committee
Q: I am a married woman with children and I am a practicing Muslim – all praise be to Allah – but my husband smokes Shisha (hookah, water pipe).
I have advised him, in vain, to give it up. In fact, he has sworn by
Allah that he will stop smoking it, but he has not done so. After this, I
took an oath by Allah that, if he did not stop smoking, I would go to
my parents, but he has not stopped and I have not gone to my parents.
What should I do with my husband? What is the ruling on the oath that I
took? What is the ruling on smoking Shisha? I hope that you will answer
my letter.
A: First: smoking shisha is Haram (prohibited) because it is an obnoxious habit and includes many harmful effects.
Second: It is Wajib (obligatory) on your husband to fulfill his oath and stop smoking Shisha.
Third: You have done
well to advise your husband to stop smoking Shisha. You should continue
doing so and make Du‘a’ (supplication) to Allah for Him to guide your
husband.
Regarding the oath that you broke, you
have to make Kaffarah (expiation) for it and you should not go to stay
with your parents.The Kaffarah is to feed ten Miskin (needy people), to
clothe them, or to free a believing slave. If you are unable to do any
of these things, you should observe Sawm (Fasting) for three days.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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Ruling on smoking and using hookah – Shaykh Ibn Baaz
Q: What is the ruling on smoking and using hookah?
A: Smoking and using hookah are
prohibited, because they contain evil and much harm. Allah (Glorified
and Exalted be He) made lawful for His servants all kinds of lawful and
good things and made unlawful to them all kinds of evil things, as He
(Glorified and Exalted be He) says to His Prophet (peace be upon him): They
ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what is lawful for them (as
food). Say: “Lawful unto you are At-Tayyibât [all kind of Halâl
(lawful-good) foods which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered
eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5: 4
He (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says with regard to the description of His Prophet (peace be upon him): “…he
allows them as lawful At-Tayyibât (i.e. all good and lawful as regards
things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods), and prohibits them as unlawful
Al-Khabâ’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds,
beliefs, persons and foods)” Surah Al-A`raf, 7: 157
No type of smoking is from the lawful
good things, but they are from the evil things due to their much harm.
They are not from the lawful-good things which Allah (Exalted be He)
permitted; therefore, they should be abandoned and one
should beware of approaching them and should strive against his evil
soul to avoid these evil things, because the soul persists in evil,
except those relieved by Allah’s Mercy. It is the duty of the believer to strive against his soul to set aside whatever harms him from these and other evil things.
Source : Fatwas of Ibn Baz>Volume 23>Book of food>Ruling on smoking and using hookah
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