Is it religiously permissible to sell cigar cutters and ashtrays?

- Many scholars and fatwa boards state that smoking is haram.
- Accordingly, is it also haram to make or sell things like cigar cutters and ashtrays used for smoking?
- What should the criterion regarding such issues be?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Many studies in recent years have scientifically revealed that smoking has many harmful effects on human health. Since smoking is the cause of many illnesses, some of which are fatal, it cannot be considered religiously permissible.

Some scholars state that smoking is "makruh tahrimi (close to haram)".

Today, many scholars and fatwa boards are of the opinion that smoking is haram, based on the basic principles of not putting oneself in danger or killing oneself, not harming others, eliminating harm, and protecting health. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to smoke cigarettes, which contain many harms.

The decree on selling something is related to whether that thing is halal or haram. The sale of halal products is regarded as halal and the sale of haram products is regarded as haram; the sale of makruh products is regarded as makruh.

Therefore, since the sale of products that encourage smoking means supporting and encouraging something that is not permissible to smoke religiously, it is necessary to keep away from such ways of earning.

However, if those products are also used as household items or ornaments, it might not be regarded as encouragement and support for smoking as a whole.

You can evaluate the situation based on the explanations above.

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