(Sahih
Al-Bukhari)
“Whoever has eaten from such greens as garlic, onions or leek should
keep away from our mosque. Truly, the angels are harmed by what harms the
offspring of Aadam.”
(How many people are offended by the smell of smokers,
especially when you are unfortunate enough to have one of them standing next to
you in the mosque? Think for a second here you are smoking outside the mosque
and when you have finished smoking you
just throw the cigarette ,go inside the mosque and start praying and you not only smell bad but you create a bad image
of all Muslims as well. If the Prophet was here today what you think he would say
to this person??)
(Sahih
Al-Muslim)
"Whoever among you sees an
evil he should change it by acting; if he cannot then let him change it by
speaking out; if he cannot then let him change it in his heart, which is the
minimum faith"
(A
smoker should at least not defend his act he should accept that it’s an evil
act and he should never encourage others to smoke nor should he offer them any
cigarette, and the non smokers should encourage their friends who are involved
in this evil act to abstain from committing such a sin, at least give it a try
if still people don’t listen to you then
it’s a closed matter from your end and its between that person and Allah only.)
(Sahih Al-Jami 7517)
The Prophet (s.a.w) said:"There should be neither harming nor
reciprocating harm"
(The smoker not only harms himself he inflicts harms upon others
around him as well. A
smoker emits his poisons in the faces of his companions, wife, children, and
the environment. We are all aware of the fact that a passive smoker is exposed
to danger as the smoker himself. Thus whether they like it or not, their friends
are forced to inhale the smoke as well, and if a friend tells them not to smoke
(for he can’t bare the cigarette smoke) they make fun of him and think low of
him.
(Sahih Al-Tabarani)
"Whoever does not take interest in the affairs of his fellow
Muslims may not be considered one of them"
(Instead
of offering cigarettes to your friends try to quit smoking and then stop others
from doing so as well, never walk away from your friends criticizing them if
you are a non smoker or say “Let him smoke I don’t care” you must try to assist
him .)
(Sahih
Al-Bukhari & Sahih Al-Muslim)
"A man is a guardian of his
household and is accountable for those in his charge; a woman is the guardian
of her husband's children and is accountable for those in her charge".
(Care must be taken
for children at home and at school. It is important at this stage that adults
take the lead and set a behavioral example to children. This pattern setting is
more effective than any eloquent preaching, and it makes the strongest
impression on others.)
(Sahih Al-Trimithi)
"No gift a father can offer his
child is better than good manners".
(Islam attaches great
importance to parental care if a child see’s his mother or father smoking all
the time at one point he would want to do the same thing and then they won’t be
able to stop him. One should not indulge himself in such activities and every
parent should try to become a role model for his children.)
(Sunan Ibn-Majah, Book of Intoxicants,
Ch:30 Hadih No.3391)
“Everything that causes intoxication is forbidden, in either large
or small quantities.”
(So smoking a single cigarette or smoking
the whole pack it doesn’t make any difference. For instance if you take one sip
of poison daily you would die in a week but if you drink the whole glass of
poison at once you’ll die instantly so what’s the difference?)
(Sahih
Al-Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 59, No. 631)
The Prophet said,
"All intoxicants are prohibited."
(There are hundreds of poisonous and
toxic ingredients in the cigarette itself that the smoker inhales straight into
the lungs.)
(Abu Dawud vol.3 no.3673)
“If something is an intoxicant, even a small amount is forbidden.”
(So
stop calming your nerves by telling yourself that you only smoke a few cigarettes)
