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Rokok Elektronik Dan Vape
What is the Islamic ruling on using electronic cigarettes and vape?
Short answer
The Special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 21 December 2015 ruled that using electronic cigarettes and vape is haram.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 21 December 2015 ruled that using electronic cigarettes and vape is haram. Muslims are prohibited from smoking them or engaging in any activity related to them. The ruling rests on harm to health, harm to people nearby, analogy with conventional cigarettes, wastefulness and the principle of blocking the means to harm (sadd al-dhariah). The committee also noted that e-cigarettes and vape are not proven to be an alternative treatment for quitting smoking.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah memberi pandangan hukum bahawa penggunaan rokok elektronik dan vape adalah haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Rokok Elektronik Dan Vape”, 21 December 2015. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#rokok-elektronik-dan-vape. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-e-cigarettes-and-vape/