Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to smoke hookah?

· 6 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 29337English

Question

Can we smoke hookah?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, it is makrooh to smoke hookah. However, if the hookah intoxicates, smoking it will be impermissible.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad Haris Siddiqui

Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] فتاوی محموديہ 18\392 – دار الافتاء جامعہ فاروقيہ کراچی

Answered by
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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