Is Shisha/Hookah haram?

[khashayar]

^ get outta here you party pooper

[ScimitarXEdge]

i didn't know if i should put this in health or religion but here it is lol

So is shisha and/or hookah haram?
why or why not?

let's discuss (:

according to the "traditional" scholars it's not harram since there was never any explicit indication of anything that could be associated with hookah being harram. However, that was before we have evidence of the health effects.

So in the principles of Islam it is harram since it's adverse to health, but in Traditional Scholarship it's considered makruh

[Gulalai]

^ get outta here you party pooper

wrak sha ghat sar shaitan.

according to the "traditional" scholars it's not harram since there was never any explicit indication of anything that could be associated with hookah being harram. However, that was before we have evidence of the health effects.

So in the principles of Islam it is harram since it's adverse to health, but in Traditional Scholarship it's considered makruh

thank you

LOL yes its haram, everybody knows its haram but nobody is gonna stop

THANK YOU! for being honest & not being in denial lol

[khashayar]

[Sheenka]

whats that supposed to mean? ^

[Gulalai]

yeah.
i did.
do something about it.

[khashayar]

[Sheenka]

after he got punched

[Gulalai]

yeah, because that really hurt through the net LOL

btw i'd never be blonde

[khashayar]

true u'd make an ugly blonde

[Admin Khan]

Consequences of Smoking Hookah

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), hookah smoking originates from Asia. It involves smoking tobacco flavored with fruits, honey or molasses, through a water pipe. It is usually a social event and involves the sharing of the pipe by all present. The flavor appeals to youths, making it a rising fad in the younger generation and a threat to tobacco control. There is a general misconception that it is a less harmful way of smoking tobacco. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and ACS have all issued stern warnings that hookah smoking delivers more toxins than the average cigarette to the lungs.

Nicotine Addiction

Hookah delivers the same or more nicotine than ordinary cigarettes, according to the ACS, exposing the unsuspecting occasional smoker to nicotine addiction. This makes it more difficult to stop and fuels the continuation of hookah smoking as a habit, rather than just another "social event."

The CDC warns that hookah smoking could deliver 200 to 400 times as much smoke as a typical cigarette. This exposes the hookah smoker to more toxic chemicals such as carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing agents called carcinogens. Cancers linked to hookah smoking include oral, lung and bladder cancer. The passage of the smoke through water does not appear to diminish the concentration of these toxic chemicals. Other cancers generally linked to tobacco smoke include leukemia, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, esophageal, stomach and laryngeal cancer.

Infectious Disease

The threat of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, human papilloma virus (HPV), herpes, hepatitis and aspergillosis, not seen in other tobacco users, are markedly increased in hookah smokers as they share the water pipe. Helicobacter, known to cause stomach ulcers, can also be spread by this social habit.

Heart Disease

Hookah tobacco and smoke, according to the CDC, contain toxins that are known to cause narrowing and clogging of the arteries, causing peripheral artery disease (PAD), coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, tobacco smoking causes heart attack and stroke.

Problems in Pregnancy and Newborns

The CDC warns that babies born to women who smoke hookah have lower birth weights and are at increased risk of respiratory diseases. Tobacco smoke, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is linked to complications in pregnancy including bleeding episodes, miscarriages, prematurity and ectopic pregnancy.

Other Consequences

Respiratory problems such as asthma and chronic bronchitis that are common in cigarette smokers are also seen in hookah smokers along with worsening of pre-existing respiratory conditions. According to the CDC, second-hand smoke is a bigger issue in hookah smoking because of the added charcoal smoke for burning the tobacco. Thus, the health consequences of second-hand tobacco, including ear and sinus infections in children, sudden infant death syndrome in babies, and the whole range of cancers and diseases of the heart and blood vessels, are seen in hookah smoking.


Read more: Consequences Of Smoking Hookah | LIVESTRONG.COM

[faye]

right, that's it, everyone has just given up smoking hookah. who wants to be sharing spittle with strangers anyway? not me.

[faye]

good thinking batman! hep B is passable through saliva too, i think.

[faye]

what, you thin only trashy girls have these germs? what about the trashy boys, lol?

[king-zazai]

yes clearly haram anything that does damage to your body is clearly haram without question these whispers that make ppl doubt are from shaytan and shaytan alone