Is smoking shisha forbidden (haram), even if it contains rose water instead of tobacco?
Smoking is one of the malicious poisons that cause diseases leading to death. Its cultivation, trade, and consumption have been forbidden. The tobacco used in shisha is no different from cigarette tobacco and contains thousands of toxic substances. It has been proven to cause various diseases and cancers. The water in shisha does not filter out toxic substances, and some mistakenly believe that shisha is less harmful than cigarettes. Shisha smoking causes addiction, negatively affects the lungs, increases the risk of cancers, impacts fertility, increases the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis, harms fetuses, and causes bad odors and other effects. Shisha and smoking are considered forbidden evils due to the harm they inflict upon the body and wealth. As for using shisha with rose water only, without tobacco, it is inconceivable, and a ruling cannot be issued on it until its nature is clarified.
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