Text your say: Smoking is haram?

Stick that in your pipe: Two men smoke near a poster warning the danger that smoking poses to health at the building of the Surabaya’s Legislative Council on March 15. Antara
I agree with the fatwa. Indonesia is a poor country but one of the countries with the highest rate of smokers. In Indonesia, more money is being burned in the form of cigarettes every year than the money spent for education.
Think about that; it completely boggles the mind. Smoking causes a health and financial death spiral for the individual concerned and his family, at least for a lower income individual.
Tomas
Surabaya

What I read about Islam is that we have to avoid anything harmful to our health. Therefore, we should avoid smoking
Mualaaf
Cirebon, West Java
I agree with a fatwa issued by the Muhammadiyah because there are still many smokers smoking at public areas. They have no respects for others.
Fian
Malang, East Java

The holy Koran clearly gives us guidance on what is haram.
Man-made declarations and rules on religion, especially concerning current affairs like smoking, are just guidelines on conduct.
It is therefore up to the worshippers whether to obey or not.
Soebagjo Soetadji
Jakarta

I agree with the Muhammadiyah that smoking is haram. But this cannot prevent smoking or force people to quit smoking.
Look at prostitution, which all Muslims know is haram, but can be easily found, especially in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
So a fatwa alone will not solve the problem. There are still a lot of things to do.
E Nurdin
Jakarta

Smoking is bad for you. We all know that already. It has nothing
to do with religion however, and therefore religious leaders should not use it as a handle to gain more leverage over what people can and cannot do.
Erik
Jakarta

I believe when a man smokes in a public place where there are many people who do not smoke, the haram fatwa is valid because they are causing others to suffer through their smoke.
Hendra Jaya Eka Putra
 Jakarta