Question Summary: Is it permissible to import cigarettes and condoms? Question Detail:
Dear Mufti, As-salaamu-alaikum I have been approached to start a new business venture which is a good opportunity to make money. This consists of importing Condoms and Cigarettes. I dont feel it is ethical and moral to distribute such items, but maybe you can enlighten me if it will be permissible or not ? Thanks and Jazakallah
Answer :
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh · It is permissible to import and sell condoms. · Smoking cigarettes harms the human body. Shariʿah forbids us from harming our bodies in any way. By selling cigarettes, one is facilitating the act of smoking. It is for this reason that, according to Shariʿah, one is not permitted to import and sell cigarettes. And Allah Taʿālā Knows Best Mahmood Patel Student, Darul Iftaa Azaadville, South Africa Checked and Approved by Mufti Ebrahim Desai www.daruliftaa.net
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