FatwaSarawakMedicine & Health
Merokok Pada Pandangan Islam
What is the ruling on smoking in Islam?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board ruled that smoking is haram. The reasons given are harm to health and wasteful spending.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board ruled that smoking is haram. The reasons given are harm to health and wasteful spending. The decision was made at the board's first meeting in December 1995.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Merokok adalah haram dari pandangan Islam kerana padanya terdapat kemudaratan pada kesihatan dan pembaziran pada perbelanjaan.
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Merokok Pada Pandangan Islam”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#merokok-pada-pandangan-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/smoking-haram-sarawak-state-fatwa/