What is the ruling on trading tobacco and cigarettes along with foodstuffs in Islamic Sharia: is it permissible (halal), forbidden (haram), disliked (makrooh), or what?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Selling tobacco is forbidden due to the harm it contains. Allah has permitted for us the good things and forbidden for us the evil things. Tobacco is among the evil things concerning which Muslims and disbelievers alike have agreed upon its vileness. And if Allah forbids something, He also forbids its price. Money earned from selling what is permissible does not become forbidden by its mixing with vile money earned from selling cigarettes. What is obligatory is to dispose of the forbidden money by spending it on public interests and the needs of Muslims.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/38505
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 38505
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy