**wa salaam bhai saahab,
first of all we are all muslims here mostly so i think one should say salaam rather than “peace” as u say.
it is an established islamic rule that we do NOT make Halaal things Haraam and Haraam things Halaal. everything is Halaal unless its declared Haraam. i heard many ulemaa saying that we should be very careful in declaring Halaal things Haraam and Haraam things Halaal…
just based on medical researches, u or i don’t have the authority to change the Haraam/Halaal status of things. i am not saying that smoking is good or anything. i do not smoke and no one in my family does and i live in a country alHamdolillah where smoking is practicallly prohibited in public and enclosed areas. it is makrooH and its good enuf for muslims to stay away from it just like playing cards with no bets. what if tomorrow a faulty or valid scientific research says its healthy to eat pig or consuming alcohol then based on that research r we gonna declare pork or alcohol Halaal nauuzobillah?
thank you for your insight but i still firmly believe that smoking is ONLY makrooH and one should not smoke. thats it…period!
sorry, i do NOT argue so, this is my last post in this regard. jazaak Allaho Khair**