Smoking and Intoxicants

Smoking and vaping

Q: What is the ruling regarding smoking and vaping?

There are a lot of youngsters who occupy themselves with these acts and justify their actions by quoting muftis old fatwa about cigarettes/vapes. They say that it’s not haraam, but only makrooh. Hence, they do it. They say things like it makes them feel good and relaxes them when they’re stressed out, but isn’t this a form of intoxication?

Giving up drugs

Q: I am a practicing Muslim, I don't miss my salaahs or daily Quraan but I just can't seem to shake off the occasional drug habit. I make dua everyday for help. What should I do?

Helping one's husband quit vaping

Q: My husband recently started smoking vape and has been doing it secretly. I've suspected it a few times and asked him, and he denied it. It started troubling his conscience and he eventually told me about it. I was very disheartened because he never used to do those sort of things and he knows how much I hate it. He said that I must please help him stop the habit.

Can Mufti please advise me on how to go about helping him? He stopped for about 2 months and today I found that he started again. I dont know what to do as I dislike it so much and feel very uncomfortable with it.