Opinion
Smoking Prohibition by MUI Recently MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) issued a fatwa that smoking is forbidden and should be avoided. The prohibition of smoking causes a variety of reactions in the community. The society is divided into two groups in considering fatwa issued by MUI. Most of the people agree with the MUI. However, the others do not agree with MUI. The party who agrees with MUI assumes that smoking is very dangerous for humans because smoking can cause various diseases and even cause death. The danger of smoking is not only bad for the smoker but also bad for people around them. It can cause death, impotence, internal organs damage, heart and many more. Based on this fact, MUI issued that smoking is haram because basically anything that causes damage is unlawful and should be avoided. On the other hand, people who do not agree with the MUI assume that smoking is one of their rights which could not be bothered. Most people who do not agree with the MUI are the smoker...