How to decide permissibility?

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Bismillah


Alsalam a'laykom, good question sister jenn and good answer brother dan, but the issue is bigger than that, In Islamic fiiqh there is something called Qiyas, (which means juristic reasoning), that Jamhoor (which means most Ulama or scholars) agree upon according to rules from Quran and Sunna, and according to that they build their judgement.


Now about cigarettes, it is waste of money, harms your health, harm people around you, so we search for a rule that is similar with other products, alcohol, is a waste of money, harms your health, harm people around u when u r drunk, so it is haram, according to that cigarettes are also haram. You got now how Ulamas decide on things if it is halal or haram. I tried to put it here as simple as possible, but this issue is a wide and vast knowledge that needs more research and studies by Scholars, that is why if we have questions we go to trusted scholars, just as if u r sick u go to a trusted doctor. Hope things are more clear for u now :)


Salam