Smoking and Narcotics: Ruling on Starting or Returning to Smoking After Quitting

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Smoking and Narcotics: Ruling on Starting or Returning to Smoking After Quitting

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Question #1398:

Is smoking ḥarām to start with? And, if one, who is addicted to smoking, gives it up, is it ḥarām to goes back to it after a week or so?

Answer #1398:

The ruling varies according to the degree of damage resulting from smoking. Generally speaking, it is impermissible to smoke cigarettes in the amount that proves considerably harmful to one’s health. Also, if one knows that upon starting it, he will reach such a level, it is not permissible.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Smoking and Narcotics