ARE CIGS HARAM ??
Haram is not a word used for everything that is harmful or disliked. Haram is a legal category, not just a health or moral warning. Something becomes haram when there is clear, explicit evidence that Allah or the Prophet declared it forbidden, or when it clearly falls under a defined category like intoxication, theft, injustice, or exploitation. Smoking is harmful, yes—but harm alone does not automatically make something haram in the legal sense. Otherwise many modern habits, foods, lifestyles, and even stress-related behaviors would all have to be declared haram. Islam deliberately avoids this rigidity. So the hesitation to call cigarettes “haram” is not leniency—it is intellectual honesty and respect for how Islamic law works. Islam separates legal prohibition from moral responsibility. Smoking as a habit is not treated as rebellion against Allah. It is a human struggle involving addiction, stress, and psychology. Islam does not expect you to become a superhero who quits everything overnight. What it expects is awareness and accountability—recognizing that you are harming yourself and potentially others, and not justifying that harm. The moral responsibility lies in how you deal with it: whether you ignore it completely or try, step by step, to reduce its impact. The healthiest and most realistic way to break such habits is not sudden force, but gradual limitation—reducing quantity, avoiding smoking around others, creating distance between triggers, and improving coping mechanisms. Even making an effort counts. Islam values direction, not instant perfection. Islam does not criminalize struggle, but it does ask you to be honest, responsible, and moving—slowly if needed—toward what is better.