Is smoking, vaping or shisha halal?

Haram. Most contemporary scholars and fatwa bodies hold smoking prohibited because of proven harm (Qur'an 2:195). Earlier scholars, before the harm was known, differed and some held it merely disliked. Vaping and shisha are judged on the same reasoning.

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Is smoking, vaping or shisha halal?
Haram. Most contemporary scholars and fatwa bodies hold smoking prohibited because of proven harm (Qur'an 2:195). Earlier scholars, before the harm was known, differed and some held it merely disliked. Vaping and shisha are judged on the same reasoning.

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