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Question: Medical literature states that smoking is the main cause for heart and cancer diseases, and it also shortens the life span of the smoker. So, what is the rule on smoking concerning (a) the beginner, (b) the compulsive smoker, and (c) the passive smoker? In the third case, the medical experts say that the smoke also harms a person sitting besides a smoker. What would be, the ruling if he considers passive smoking to be of considerable harm?

Answer: Smoking becomes haram for the beginner if it entails serious harm, even at the future, regardless of whether that serious harm is certain, most probable, or just probable so much so that sensible people would demand caution. However, with the protection from serious harm (for example, by smoking less frequently), there is no problem in it.

If continuing to smoke will cause serious harm to the compulsive smoker —as explained above— it is necessary for him to refrain from it unless the harm in quitting is similar, greater than to the harm in continuing, or the great difficulty that he will face in quitting is such that it cannot be normally tolerated.
AL-Sayyid Ali Al Hussaini Al Sistani

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[Insaan]

slm,
so in conclusion smoking once or twice is no issue?

[Anonymous786]

slm,
so in conclusion smoking once or twice is no issue?

Slm to reply to your answer
So Basically

The rule according to Agha Sistani
Did not mention clearly that smoking is Haram

If by smoking it causes big harm to your body then it is haram for the person

If a person is smoking once a day or once in a week and doesn't harm then it is not haram for the person

In conclusion if smoking causes explicit harm to the person then it is Haram on that person AND if it doesn't causes an explicit harm then it is okay

But to be honest according to medical
Practically there is a harm if one smokes

NB:
Anything that causes explicit harm to the body is Haram


Also
Smoking is addictive and that is why we have compulsive smokers.
So, since prevention is better than cure, smokin should totally be avoided and one should not smoke even once or twice.
The rest of reasons are explained in the article