Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey

• Main Authors: Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, A.M., Puteri Melor, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, How, Soon Hin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/1/Azarisman.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/; http://www.eimjm.com/Vol6-No2/Vol6-No2-G1.htm

Introduction: Smoking is prevalent among Muslims in this country despite public knowledge regarding smoking as haram (unlawful). This may be due to ignorance of the consensus of the ' mufti ' on the ' fatwa ' on smoking or a result of poor education and understanding of health-r...