Smoking and income from selling cigarettes
Question
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?
Answer
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)
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