Questioner: My question is, is it illegal for Ahmadiyyas to smoke and if not, why?
Huzur (rh): Ahmadiyyas what?
Support: To smoke. Is it illegal for Ahmadiyyat to smoke?
Huzur (rh): You are too young to ask this question. I have told repeatedly that to smoke is not religiously forbidden in Islam and Ahmadiyyat is Islam, so it is not forbidden in Islam. But because it is bad for health, so it is discouraged very strongly.Poisons are not forbidden, are they?
Questioner: Pardon?
Huzur (rh): Poisons are not forbidden in Islam. Poisons. Poisons. Are they forbidden?
Questioner: No
Huzur (rh): There are many sorts of dirty foods which are not even mentioned in the Quran or in traditions but your own sense of discrimination would tell you that this food is not good for me, that food is bad for me and so on and so forth. So some choices are left to you to make.
Questioner: Thank you.
