The Hookah and Smoking Cigarettes, Cigars Etc. Are Forbidden

Question :

What is the ruling on smoking the hookah? And is the ruling on it the same as that of smoking? And are the hookah and cigarettes, cigars etc. considered to be from. among the forbidden narcotics?

Answer:

Smoking the hookah and all forms of smoking are forbidden, due to the many harmful effects. Doctors that are knowledgeable in these matters have made their many harmful effects clear, and Allah has forbidden the Muslims from using things which are harmful to them. Therefore it is incumbent upon every person who used them to stop using them and to avoid them, according to the Words of Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful in Surat Al-Ma'idah, in which He addresses His Prophet:

"They ask you (O Muhammad) what is lawful for them (as food). Say: "Lawful unto you are At-Tayyibat (all kinds of Halal (lawful-good)]

And the words of Him, Most Glorified, in Surat Al-A'raf, in which He describes His Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ allows them as lawful At-Tayyibat (i.e. all good and lawful as He regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khaba'ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods).

All forms of smoking and the hookah are included among these evil and impure things, and things harmful to man, so all forms of them are forbidden, according to the evidence of these two Verses and others bearing the same meaning.

We ask Allah to guide the Muslims towards that in which there is righteousness and salvation for them, and to protect them from all that is harmful to them in the life of this world and in the Hereafter, for verily, He is the Best One to ask.

Source:
Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 6 Pages 335-336