~PLS QUIT SMOKING..FOR YOUR OWN SAKE!

If you do not smoke, then (الحمد لله). You should share this info with a friend of yours who smokes.



What does Islam Say About Tobacco Usage?
“And He makes good things halaal for them and bad things haraam.”
[Surah Al-A'raaf: Chapter #7, Ayah #157]

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: “Every intoxicant is Khamr and every intoxicant is forbidden.”
[Sahih Al-Muslim: Book #23, Chapter #7, Hadith #4963]

And we all know how harmful effects do cigarettes have on our health. So, the scholars have unanimously stated its prohibition.

What is in the cigarette smoke? (Source: Cancer Research UK)
More than 4,000 toxic chemicals are found in the cigarette smoke! Some of these are:
Nicotine – the drug that makes cigarette addictive.
Carbon monoxide – a gas that quickly enters the bloodstream, lowering oxygen supply and contributing to heart disease.
Tar – the black particles in tobacco smoke.
Formaldehyde – used to preserve dead bodies!
Nitrosamines – a group of chemicals used in pesticides!
Benzopyrene – a substance used to preserve wood!

Shocking Facts! (Source: World Health Organization)
! Tobacco kills 1 jumbo jet full of people per hour everyday worldwide.
! Tobacco usage causes cancer of lung, liver and oral, heart diseases, narrowing of blood vessels etc.
Therefore, it can also be regarded as a mean of committing suicide. Allah (سبحانه وتعالى‎) says:
“Do not kill yourselves. Allah is Merciful unto you.”
[Surah An-Nisaa: Chapter #4, Ayah #29]

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: “Whoever commits suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume #8, Book #78, Hadith #647]


Benefits Of Quitting Smoking:
· Your lungs won't look like burnt BBQ beef and you'll be able to taste and smell food again.
· After the first year you’ll save over 16,000 Rupees!
· You save yourself the embarrassment of having bad breath.
· You'll cough less and your teeth will be much whiter.
· Last, but not the least, you’ll earn Allah’s special blessings for giving up what is prohibited by doing repentance and never returning to smoking again,
“Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant.”
[Surah Al-Baqarah: Chapter #2, Ayah #222]

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: “When a person repents, Allah rejoices more than one of you who found his camel after he lost it in the desert.”
[Sahih Al-Muslim: Book #37, Chapter #1, Hadith #6617]


So would you like to quit smoking?