Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2013

A righteous husband is the key to her Jannah



A poor righteous man asked a father for the hand of his daughter in marriage, but he refused because the young man didn’t have enough money in his bank account, then that father accepted to give his daughter in marriage to a rich man who wasn’t a practicing Muslim. People asked the father:” how could you accept to marry your daughter to such person?” he just replied:“Allah The Guide, will show him the right path in InshaAllah”.

But didn’t he know that Al Hadi “The Guide” who will guide that rich man is Ar-Razzaq “The Provider” Who will provide that poor man? Allah says in Qur’an: “And marry those among you who are single and the pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His grace. Allah is of ample means, Aware.” [ Sûrah al-Nûr : 32]

Unfortunately we are in a time where status and wealth are more important than Deen and good manners! We are in a time where some parents think that money is the secret of their daughter’s happiness. They forget that a righteous husband is the key to her Jannah and that is the ultimate happiness. They forget that marrying their daughter to a righteous man, they makes sure that the husband gives her happiness for the sake of Allah. If the man has a healthy relationship with Allah Azzawajal, he will be good to her for Allah’s sake, he will automatically obey her, respect her, love her and care about her for the sake of Allah (Subhanu Wa Tala)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Music in the Light of Hadith:


[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Volume 7, Book of Drinks, Hadith no. 5590

‘There will be people of my Ummah who will seek to make lawful; fornication, wine-drinking and the use of ma`aazif (musical instruments)’.
(This reference is also given by Dr. Zakir Naik, yusuf estes and some other very learned Islamic scholars.)


Explanation:
So if The Prophet (May peace and blessing be upon him) said that they will make these legal   after they have already been made illegal, proves that it is illegal.
Detailed analysis of the Arabic word `ma`aazif ` shows that it refers to musical instruments, the sounds of those musical instruments and singing with the accompaniment of instruments. Closer analysis of the wordings of the Hadith establishes the prohibition of music. Firstly, the words `seek to make lawful ` shows that music is not permissible, as logically one can only seek to make lawful that which is not allowed. Secondly, if music was not prohibited, then it would not have been brought within the same context as fornication and wine-drinking.


[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Volume 7, Book of Drinks (67), Ch:1, Hadith No.494
Narrated by Abu 'Amir Al-Ash'ari (R.A):

That he heard the Prophet saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection."


(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
(71)The book of Al-Adab (Good Manners)
Hadith No.166:
Narrated by ubai bin Ka’b:

The Prophet (May Peace and Blessings be upon him) said, “Some poetry contains wisdom”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 103:
Narrated by 'Urwa on the authority of 'Aisha
On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the tambourine and the Prophet was lying covered with his clothes. Abu Bakr scolded them and the Prophet uncovered his face and said to Abu Bakr, "Leave them, for these days are the days of 'Eid and the days of Mina." Aisha further said, "Once the Prophet was screening me and I was watching the display of black slaves in the Mosque and ('Umar) scolded them. The Prophet said, 'Leave them. O Bani Arfida! (Carry on), you are safe (protected)'."

Explanation:
The reference to these two Hadith are normally given by many Muslims believing that music is Permissible , some argue that Prophet Muhammad (May Peace and Blessings be upon him) stated that “poetry contains wisdom” and He allowed the two girls to play tambourine which clarifies that music is permissible. So let’s dig into the context of these Hadith, “Some poetry contains wisdom” (This Hadith refers to that kind of poetry which brings your heart closer to Allah (s.w.t) not the satanic songs that we listen to today (which are unproductive and a waste of time). The other Hadith in which The Prophet (May Peace and Blessings be upon him) allowed the two girls to play was only because it was a day of celebration for Muslims i.e. (Eid) BUT they were only playing ‘tambourine’ (that too without any bells) as it’s the only musical instrument which is permissible in Islam so there was no music being played (like guitar, piano etc). 


(Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith No. 175)
Narrated by Ibn’Umar(R.a):

 The Prophet (May Peace and Blessings be upon him) said, “It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry”.


(Sahih Al-Muslim, Book:24, Hadith No. 5279)
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
“The bell is the musical instruments of the Satan”


(Ibn Ma'jah Vol.5 Hadith No.4020)
The Messenger of Allah (May peace and Blessings be upon him) said: "A people of my Ummah will drink wine, calling it by other than its real name. Merriment will be made for them through the playing of musical instruments and the singing of female singers. Allah will cleave the earth under them and turn others into apes and swine."
(This hadeeth has also been narrated by al-Bayhaaqi and ibn Asaakir, and has been authenticated by the renowned scholar of Hadith Ibn al-Qayyim.)


(Sunan of Abu Dawood, Hadith No.4909)
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

I heard the apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: “Singing produces hypocrisy in the heart.”
 

(Tirmizi)
Narrated by Ali Bin Abi Taalib:

Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "When my Ummah indulges in fifteen misdeeds, calamities will settle o­n them. Among these are singing girls and musical instruments."

 
(Tirmizi)
Narrated by Imraan Bin Husain:
Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "In this Ummah will be earthquakes, disfiguration (of faces which will be transformed into apes and pigs) and showers of stone (descending o­n them from the heaven)." A man from among the Muslimeen said: "O Prophet! When will this be?" Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "When singing girls and musical instruments will become profuse and when liquor will be consumed (in abundance)."


(Kaf-fur Ruaa')
Narrated by Abu Hurairah:

Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him)  said:
"During the last of ages (in close proximity to Qiyaamah) a nation from my Ummah will be disfigured (and transformed) into apes and pigs." The Sahaabah said: "O Prophet! Will they be Muslims? Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "Yes. They will be testifying that there is no deity but Allah and that I am His Messenger, and they will be fasting (in the month of Ramadhaan)." The Sahaabah asked: "O Prophet! What will be their condition (to warrant such chastisement)?" Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "They will be indulging in musical instruments, singing girls, musical drums, and they will be consuming liquor. They will o­ne night go to sleep after their liquor and amusement. When they arise in the morning, they will have been disfigured (and transformed into apes and pigs)."


(Nailul Autaar)
Narrated by Ibn Mas'ud:
Prophet (Peace & Blessings be upon him) heard a man singing o­ne night. He then said:
“His Salaat is unacceptable! His Salaat is unacceptable! His Salaat is unacceptable!"


(Nailul Autaar)
Narrated by Abu Hurairah:

Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) said:"Listening to music and singing is sinful. Sitting at such gatherings is fisq (immoral transgression). Deriving pleasure from it is kufr."


(Ibn Asaakir)
Narrated by Anas:

The Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sits and listens to a singing girl, Allah will pour molten lead into his ears o­n the Day of Qiyaamah."
 

(Dailmi)
Narrated by Ibn Abbaas:

The Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Judgment, Allah (s.w.t) will proclaim: "Where are those who had protected their ears and their eyes from the musical instruments of satan?" (Allah will instruct the Malaaikah): "Separate them (from the multitudes of people)." They (the Angels) will separate them, and have them seated o­n dunes of musk and ambergris then Allah (s.w.t) will say to the Malaaikah: "Recite to them My Tasbeeh and My Tamjeed." The Malaaikah will then recite to them with such beautiful voices, the likes of which no o­ne had ever heard."


(Kaf-fur Ruaa')
Narrated by Ibn Umar:

“Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) prohibited singing and listening to singing, and (he also prohibited) gossip." 


(Tibraani)
In a lengthy Hadith narrated by Hadhrat Abu Umaamah:

 it is mentioned that o­n the occasion of the expulsion of shaitaan from the heaven and his exile to earth, he (Iblees) supplicated to Allah (s.w.t): "O my Lord! You have exiled me to earth and you have made me accursed………Now, therefore bestow to me a caller (who can call to my path).' Allah (s.w.t) said: "(Your caller) is musical instruments."



(Musnad Ahmad)
Narrated by Hadhrat Aishah (R.A):

"Verily, Prophet Muhammad (Peace & Blessings be upon him) instructed that all bells be cut off from the necks of the camels o­n the Day of Badr."



(Abu Dawood) 
Narrated by Hazrat Umar (R.A):
 "I heard Prophet Muhammad (Peace & Blessings be upon him) saying: "Verily, with every bell is a shaitaan (Satan)."


Video (In English):





Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Why Islam Prohibits Music?

With the advent of time the environnent around us is changing drasticaly and the astonishing thing is that we are actually enjoying this change. Things that were disliked before or considered bad are now actually liked by many and considered as an essential part of life instead. Let’s focus on the subject of music for now. Today music has spread to the point where it shakes every muslim, environnent is enforcing individuals to listen to music either by choice or not. Every street you walk in , every park you play in or any supermarket you go to even if you visit your local store music is played. Cars are screaming with music everywhere, No matter where you go your ears will be blown with music. The immense importance of music in our life today is growing its popularity which is an incredible danger for Muslims.  

Music In the Light of Qur’an


(Surah Al-‘Isra’ Ch:17 V:26-27)

 
وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا O إِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ الشَّيَاطِينِ ۖ وَكَانَ 

الشَّيْطَانُ لِرَبِّهِ كَفُورًا




“And do not spend wastefully, Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.”

Explanation:

(Music usually intoxicates a person and takes one away from the path of Allah (s.w.t). Music diverts a person’s mind and takes him away from the remembrance of Allah. We waste money on iPods, mp3 and mp4 players just for the sake of music, by doing so we are not only wasting our precious time but our wealth as well (and a Muslim is not allowed to spend wastefully or indulge himself in an unproductive entertainment), Other than that while listening to music we appreciate illogical, incorrect and blasphemous matter and content and we keep singing the song (music eats up our mind like a termite). A person will realize this when he starts pondering over the meaning of many Hindi and English songs, lyrics. At this point we uncover the myth that it is because of music that the persons mind is intoxicated and the person deviates from the straight path.)


(Surah Luqman Ch:31 V:6)


وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ

'And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Qur'an) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire)'

Explanation:
Interpreters of the Qur`an have defined the term `lahwal hadith` which is mentioned in the Qur`an as:

1) Singing and listening to songs.
2) Purchasing of male and female singers.
3) Purchase of instruments of fun and amusement.
When Sayyidana Abdullah Ibne Mas`ood, a very close companion of The Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessing be upon him) was asked about the meaning of the term `lahwal hadith`, he replied

“I swear by Him besides whom there is no other God that it refers to ghinaa (singing).”

This statement, he repeated three times. This view is unanimously supported by the four Khalifas, the eminent Sahabaah, Tabi`een, the four Imams and other reliable Islamic scholars and authorities.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir Tells Us:

‘The Doomed are preoccupied with Idle Talk and They turn away from the Ayat of Allah’  

(Surah Az-Zumar Ch:39 V:23)



اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ 

هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِي بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ


“Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver there from of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide.”


Explanation:


(He connect that with mention of the doomed, those who turn away from the Qur'an and do not benefit from hearing the Words of Allah. Instead, they turn to listening to flutes and singing accompanied by musical instruments.)

Qatadah said: "By Allah, he may not spend money on it, but his purchasing it means he likes it, and the more misguided he is, the more he likes it and the more he prefers falsehood to the truth and harmful things over beneficial things.''

 
(Surah Al-‘Anfal Ch:8 V:35)


وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً ۚ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا

كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

“And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.”
Explanation:


(This is what the disbelievers used to do whistle and clap and so its forbidden by Allah and His messenger so why do we still encourage music? are we amongst the believers or the disbelievers?) 

Must Watch This Video (In Urdu): 

 

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Is Kalima Written on Our Hands?




Now look at your hands and identify the outlined marks:




In Arabic, 8 is written as /\ and 1 is written as |. Thus, on your left hand, the marks appear as /\| which can be written as 81 in English. On the right hand, the marks appear as |/\ , which can be written as 18. Here is the interesting part, if you were to add 81 and 18, it becomes 99, which is the number of Allah’s beautiful names (sifa’at) that appear in the Qur’an. Also, if you subtract 18 from 81, it becomes 63. At the age of 63, Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) passed away and the religion of Islam was completed! Amazing isn’t it? It is as if the Kalimah is written on your hands. “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” (Subhan’Allah) 

Islam is the only true religion which should be followed and as time moves on more and more people are accepting this fact and reverting by the grace of Allah (s.w.t). May Allah (s.w.t) guide us all to the right path Ameen!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Is Smoking Shisha Halal or Haram?

Do you really want this?
 There is a myth that hookah smoking is safer than smoking cigarettes because the hookah smoke is filtered through water before it is inhaled. But recent studies have found that hookah smokers actually inhale more nicotine than do cigarette smokers because of the massive volume of smoke they inhale. A typical one-hour session of hookah smoking exposes the user to 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette. Even after passing through the water, the tobacco smoke produced still contains high levels of toxic compounds, including carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens).
- [World Health Organization (WHO)] - 


 Hookah is also called narghile (nar-guh-lee) smoking. It started in Asia and the Middle East and involves burning tobacco that has been mixed with flavors such as honey, molasses, or dried fruit in a water pipe and inhaling the flavored smoke through a long hose. Charcoal is usually used to heat the tobacco mixture, which is known as shisha. Hookah smoking is usually a social event which allows the smokers to spend time together and talk as they pass the pipe around. It has recently become popular among younger people in Western countries Hookahs are marketed as being a safe alternative to cigarettes. This claim is false. The water does not filter out many of the toxins. In fact, hookah smoke has been shown to contain concentrations of toxins, such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, “tar,” and heavy metals, that are as high as or higher than are seen with cigarette smoke. Several types of cancer, including lung cancer, have been linked to hookah smoking. Hookah is also linked to other unique risks not associated with cigarette smoking. For example, infectious diseases including tuberculosis (which can infect the lungs or other parts of the body), aspergillus (a fungus that can cause serious lung infections), and helicobacter (which can cause stomach ulcers) may be spread by sharing the pipe or through the way the tobacco is prepared.
- [American Cancer Society] -     
     
 
 ‘Ban shisha, save the youth’
Even children who are hardly 10 year old are seen smoking shisha at a five-star hotel, said Shazia Marri, the power minister. Doctors had ruled shisha smoking to be extremely injurious to health, the minister added. The information minister, Sharjeel Memon, said as per a recent Fatwa, anything that    could be a cause of death was haram according to the Islamic teachings.

- If smoking cigarettes is harmful and haram, then hookah smoking is only worse -

Smoking Among Muslims



Don't fall into this category


Muslims are smoking all kinds of drugs making their own hands the cause of their own destruction.  They waste so much money on cigarettes. However if you tell him to spend this money for the sake of Allah (s.w.t) he would not do it, if you burn his Rs.50 note he would start fighting with you and tell the world how crazy you are. On the other hand he would pay Rs.50 to kill himself by buying a pack of cigarettes. He would smoke and stink up the place and harm all the Muslims around him. So cigarettes and smoking becomes something which the youth are obsessed about they think that they look cool while smoking. You only look cool if you have a miswak in your mouth because it purifies your mouth whereas cigarette is leading to mouth cancer (it’s only sluggish manner of dying). Miswak is a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and Cigarette is an intoxicant. 

Some of those who pretend to represent the religion are among the worst addicts to smoking. When they are told that smoking is Haram, they give lame excuse that there is no direct word in Qur’an or Hadith which prohibits smoking. Therefore, they conclude, smoking is not prohibited, but is only makruh (disliked). By doing so they provide a poor excuse for the ignorant, and establish a very bad example for others. 

Many Muslims have been influenced by such statements, falling into the snares of addiction to smoking. Instead of being Allah's slave, a smoker becomes slave to his cigarette. He develops a weaker control of his sense and reason.
 
The whole world now knows that the money spent on smoking is to be considered as money wasted, from which no benefit is gained; indeed, it is money spent on something harmful. If the money which is spent on smoking worldwide were to be collected, it could have saved entire populations who have died of starvation. Is there anyone more foolish than the one who holds a dollar bill and sets fire to it? What is the difference between him and the one who smokes? Indeed, the smoker is more foolish, because the folly of the one who burns a dollar bill ends there, whilst the one who smokes burns his money and also harms his body.

If stress is haunting you down then smoking is surely not the answer to your problems, turn towards your Lord  ask for His forgiveness, His mercy and seek help only from Him ,for there is no one else  on this planet who can help and there is nothing in this world that can guide  you but Qur’an. Read Qur’an and keep praying to Allah and you won’t be stressed anymore instead you will realize that all you actually do care for is The Last Day and that your stay in this world is very short.

If you still cannot decide then just imagine if Satan stands on your left and our Beloved Prophet (s.aw) on the right while you have a cigarette in your hand. What would each of them tell you to do?




Monday, October 24, 2011

Is Smoking Haram, Halal or Makrooh?

Smoking is nothing but a slow poison 'SMOKING KILLS'
According to Qur'an and Hadith (The saying of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) all intoxicants are 'haram' whereas tobacco is an intoxicating substance.

Intoxicants in the light of Qur'an:



(Surah Al-Baqarah Ch:2 V:195)

وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ

"Dont make your own hands the cause of your own destruction"

(Islam prohibits "tobacco" in any form which makes smoking haram however people still argue over it and will normally start saying that ‘Pan’ and ‘Pepsi’ etc are also not good for health so they are or can be haram as well. hence we should avoid them, but where Islam is concerned IF and only IF PAN contains "Tobacco" then its haram else u may have it (still not having is preferred) it’s NOT HARAM. However by smoking cigarette or sheesha we are making our own hands the cause of our own destruction).


(Surah Al-Ma’idah Ch:5 V:90)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ

فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.”
(Tobacco causes Physical, Intellectual, and Moral Effects on the Human System "Tobacco, moreover is of itself, an intoxicating substance.")


(Surah Al-Balad Ch:90 V:10)

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

“And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways”
(Allah (s.w.t) has given us the right to choose our own path, whichever path we chose He makes that path easier for us. So choose the right one which leads to righteousness so you can have Allah’s mercy and countless blessings.)


(Surah An-Nisa’ Ch:4 V:29)

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ 

“And do not kill yourselves”
(“Smoking Kills” it’s even written on every cigarette pack, and  we all know it  still we argue that smoking is not haram According to world health organization (WHO) there are more than a million people who die only because of smoking . 90% of people who die from lung cancer is due to smoking. )


(Surah Al’-A’raf Ch:7 V:157)

وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ

“And makes lawful to them the good things and makes unlawful to them impure things”

(We are all aware of the unlawful things. and  cigarette is impure as it causes several diseases which are mentioned again and again, it contains nicotine which is nothing more but a poison,so it’s time we should all agree to the fact that smoking is unlawful . Fear Allah (s.w.t) and ask for His mercy and guidance surely if you do so with a firm belief He The Lord of the Worlds will help you in every step you take towards him.)



(Surah Al-‘Isra’ Ch:17 V:26-27)

وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا O إِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ الشَّيَاطِينِ ۖ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِرَبِّهِ كَفُورًا



“And do not spend wastefully, Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.”
(Smoking is a waste of money, a smoker burns his wealth for no good reason plus it’s harmful to the body and there is no difference between the person who’s smoking and the person who commits suicide.)


(Surah Al-‘Ankabut Ch:29 V:69)

وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا

“Those who strive hard in Our Cause, We will surely guide them to Our Paths.”
(If you have a craving to smoke then you have to seek Allah’s help in order to quit smoking. If you pray to Allah (s.w.t) for His help and then make sincere efforts to give up smoking, then Allah (s.w.t) will help you .but one should have a very strong belief that Allah (s.w.t) will surely help him, and remember nothing is easy, one needs to be strong.)


(Surah Al-Ma’idah Ch:5 V:2)

  وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ

“And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression”
(The prohibition of smoking is not restricted to consuming it, but applies as well to offering it to people, sitting with those who are smoking, or selling it. All of this involves helping people commit sins, which is prohibited)
(Surah Ar-Ra’d Ch:13 V:28)

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

“Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."

(Even medical science has rejected outright the myth that smoking calms the nerves. So many people who do believe that cigarettes are good for the removal of the sadness and departure of the worries should know that it’s not true. Now almost all the scientists expunged this idea and concluded to the fact that cigarettes are actually causing a person to get tensed instead of healed. However what we Muslims know for sure is that the remembrance of Allah is the only healing power, for there is no one to guide us better then Allah (s.w.t))


(Surah ‘Al-Imran Ch:3 V:159)

لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ

“And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him].”

(Rely on Allah sincerely, with full determination not to return to smoking ever, if one has a strong faith and Trust in Allah (s.w.t) then Allah will surely guide him to the right path and he will be able to give up this evil habit  for good.)


(Surah Al-Baqarah Ch:2 V:219)

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن

نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ  

They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit."

(Similarly when we talk about smoking we know that the harm is greater than the benefit as proven by medical science as well.)




(Surah Al-Baqarah Ch:2 V:224)

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَتُصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ

“And do not make [your oath by] Allah an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people.

(We should fear Allah (s.w.t) at all times and do as commanded, however if we are smoking we are disobeying Allah (s.w.t). So do we fear Allah (s.w.t) then? We should be ashamed of ourselves and ask forgiveness and quit smoking as Allah (s.w.t) is ‘The Most Merciful & The Most Beneficent’)
 
 
(Surah Al-‘A’raf Ch:7 V:179)

لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا

“They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear.”
(Almost all smokers give lame excuses that smoking is not haram it’s very disgraceful that we are well aware of the fact that smoking is haram and still we keep on doing the same thing.)



(Surah Al-‘Anfal Ch:8 V:22)

إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِندَ اللَّهِ الصُّمُّ الْبُكْمُ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

 “Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.”

(If such people hear the Qur'an, they will not understand it. By doing so, they will be like animals, which have no minds, or even worse. So if there is even a tiny chance of something being haram we should simply stay away from it.)


(Surah An-Nisa’ Ch:4 V:59)

أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ
                                                                                             
“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger”

(A Muslim can’t deny the Hadith of The Prophet (s.a.w). He has been instructed to do so by Allah (s.w.t) Himself. If we don’t agree with Hadith then we are not Muslims since a Muslim testifies that ‘There is no god but Allah And Muhammad (s.a.w) is His Messenger’ by believing in Qur’an but not the Hadith of the Prophet (s.a.w) we only ‘Testify that there is no god but Allah’ whereas we don’t testify that Muhammed (s.a.w) is His messenger. A Muslim needs to follow the teachings of Allah’s Messenger as commanded.)


(Surah At-Tawbah Ch:9 V:71)

وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ

“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong”
(A faithful friend will only encourage you to do what is right and prevent you from doing any evil act. The one who offer you cigarette is encouraging you to do an evil act clearly he doesn’t care about your health or future.) 


(Surah Al-Baqarah Ch:2 V:6)

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

“Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe”
(Numerous times when someone tries to warn that ‘smoking kills’ smokers get annoyed and end up making fun of that person. They should fear Allah for their heart is sealed and they have been blinded.) 



(Surah Al-‘Ankabut Ch:29 V:45)

إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ

“Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater”
(Start praying ‘five’ times a day as prescribed by our beloved Prophet (s.a.w) as Prayer keeps you away from all kinds of evil acts.)