Smoking and income from selling cigarettes

Q:

1. Is it makrooh to smoke cigarettes? Is taubah necessary?

2. Can one work for a cigarette company?

3. Can a Madrasah accept donations from a cigarette company?

4. Can a Madrasah accept donations from a business that sells many items as well as cigarettes?

A:

1. It is disliked. It is better.

2. As above.

3. As above.

4. Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)