Question:Is it permissible to use antidotes for non-addicts?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if you mean by antidote a narcotic, then its ruling is known. But if you mean a hallucinogenic antidote, then it is absolutely forbidden. Allah knows best.

Question:What is your honorable opinion on the matter of using drugs, especially heroin, both initially and continuously? What is the ruling of earning from it? Is it impure or pure?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is pure. As for using it, it is not permissible except if one is compelled to use it for medicinal purposes under the guidance of a physician. As for earning from it, there is no objection to it. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling of using tobacco?

Answer:In the name of Allah, If the intended use is smoking, then its ruling has already been mentioned. If the intended use is swallowing it, then the ruling of prohibition depends on the agreement of skilled doctors that it is harmful in the same way as smoking or more. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling of smoking hookah (shisha)?

Answer:In the name of Allah, its ruling is the same as that of cigarettes, as mentioned earlier. Allah knows best.

Question:If a pregnant woman knows from the doctor that smoking affects her fetus, is it permissible for her to smoke during pregnancy?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if knowledgeable doctors say that it harms the fetus, then it is obligatory for the pregnant woman to refrain from it. Allah knows best.

Question:What is your opinion on someone who pollutes the air of a room or a bus with cigarette smoke while smoking, knowing that the air of the room and the bus belongs to everyone?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the air is not owned by those in the room or the bus but is among the permissible things for anyone who wants to benefit from it by breathing. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling if smoking causes harm in public places?

Answer:In the name of Allah, firstly, it has not been proven that the smoke emitted from the smoker's mouth is harmful to others. However, if expert doctors determine it to be so, then it is obligatory to refrain from it. Allah knows best.

Question:Is smoking considered among the prohibitions? And is it permissible for the wife to seek divorce from a smoking husband or for the husband to divorce a smoking wife?

Answer:In the name of Allah, this action is not among the justifications for seeking divorce from the husband or for the husband to divorce the wife. However, if either of them is not satisfied with living with the smoker, then they are entitled to do so according to the noble Sharia. Allah knows best.

Question:After knowing about the abundance of accurate reports indicating the harms of smoking, such as the strong correlation between it and lung cancer, arteriosclerosis, or angina, along with the harms that may affect the family and society, what is the ruling of starting smoking and continuing? Is it a precaution to quit, even if it's recommended?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it has been mentioned previously that it is not permissible for a non-habitual smoker to start smoking, and if one becomes accustomed to it out of necessity, then it is permissible unless doctors insist on quitting it, in which case it becomes obligatory to quit even after getting accustomed to it. Allah knows best.

Question:If it is confirmed by reliable medical sources that smoking is a strong factor or one of the strongest factors in causing serious diseases such as lung cancer or heart and brain strokes, does that necessitate the prohibition of starting smoking or continuing?

Answer:In the name of Allah, we have said it is not permissible except if doctors permit it for a reason or another. Allah is the Guide.