Vaping, e-cigarettes still ‘haram’, says minister

 

Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar said the religious edict issued in 2015 by the National Fatwa Council on vaping still remains. (AP pic)

PETALING JAYA: Vaping is still considered “haram” or forbidden for Muslims, religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar told the Dewan Rakyat.

The use of electronic cigarettes and vaping was detrimental to one’s health, he said.

He said the four prominent schools of Islamic jurisprudence stated that Muslims were forbidden from consuming ingredients that were harmful to their health.

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“Thus, based on a fatwa (religious edict) issued by the National Fatwa Council in 2015, the use of electronic cigarettes and vape is haram. Muslims are forbidden from using it.”

Na’im said this in response to a question from Hasnizan Harun (PN-Hulu Selangor) who wanted the prime minister to state the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs’ stance on vaping.

Health director-general Dr Radzi Abu Hassan had yesterday revealed that there were 17 cases of people with lung injury associated with e-cigarette or vaping use so far. - FMT