I am an american muslim and recently decided to revert. I have since had a hard time with some things, such as alcohol consumption, pork products and marijuana.
Sometimes I drink deliberately to get intoxicated but typically I dont drink to get drunk, I just have a drink at night before I go to sleep to calm my nerves and really allow for a better sleep. I have a very demanding life and I have done this for years, I have tried not to and have done well at it for the most part, but after a particularly stressful day I often find the temptation to be to much.
As far as pork products go, my wife likes to make bacon for my daughter on weekends with her pancakes. Since I have taken part in saturday and sunday breakfast since we have been married the smell is incredibly tempting and i have had a piece from time to time. I am always sorry afterward, but at the time I sometimes give in. I know that I must stop and I know that I will, I just feel bad because the temptation gets to me.
As far as marijuana goes it really isnt that big of a deal. I only do it maybe a couple times a year and it is more for relaxation than anything. My real question about it is, is it even haram? It isnt cancerous and can even prove to be good for you in some cases. In the very little that I have looked into this it seems to have mixed responses typically by people who use it or have used it and can testify that it isnt really a harmful drug. Others say if it changes your state of mind it is haram. Just wanted to get some opinions on this.
I know a lot of this is probably because of the western lifestyle and the daily influences that I encounter and I know that isnt an excuse and I know I should strive to do better, but I wanted to know if this is something that I could go to hell for.... I also wanted to know if there was anyone else like this on this forum that may have some tips or methods that they used to retract from these sorts of things. Any help is appreciated.
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you have made indirect comparisons between alcohol to coffee and asa. either way, I have already responded that they are not the same compound and work on different receptors.
I was talking about stimulants. Nowhere did I mention alcohol, nor did I intend any implied reference to it.
read the long quote written in the previous page, by a Muslim doctor and a scholar.
But it's totally irrelevant to the discussion we're having.
In my professional opinion marijuana shouldn't be used for medicinal purposes.
Fair enough. So do you believe that there are other, better ways of caring for ailments that medicinal marijuana is currently used for in some places?
I was talking about stimulants. Nowhere did I mention alcohol, nor did I intend any implied reference to it.
all right, I must have imagined the semblances.
But it's totally irrelevant to the discussion we're having.
actually if you scroll down you'll see that he discusses prohibitions and leeways, that necessity overrides prohibition. I suppose a long post is off putting and it is better to ask and re-ask the same q to get the contracted response.
Fair enough. So do you believe that there are other, better ways of caring for ailments that medicinal marijuana is currently used for in some places?
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If it were FDA approved unanimously in all states, I suppose I'd not mind it, but as it so happens, it is shady, and used illicitly, I view it in the exact same light I do cigarettes only Marijuana smoke contains nearly four times as much tar and 50 percent more carcinogens than tobacco, so I don't see really how it is beneficial to someone already with cancer, when there are other alternatives plus appetite enhancers. I'd not recommend someone smoke cigarettes either!
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As we all know Khamr(intoxicants) are haram. It says so in surah Maidah verse 90-91. But when does someone actually get intoxicated? Well Hadrat Umar Ibn-AlKhattab( may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Khamr is anything that befogs the mind" This is a clear definition khamr and it should not leave room for doubts. Marijuana does befog the mind and impairs thought. I do have friends that smoke that and they put up a really good arguement that it is Halal. They claim that they are not high after smoking and they can focus better when smoking marijuana. But most of the statistics say otherwise. So because Marijuana does impair thinking, it is considered a khamr and therefore haram
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