JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian Ulamas Council (MUI) has issued an edict, forbidding children, pregnant women and MUI members from smoking.
The edict, which was issued in a meeting here on Sunday, also bans smoking in public places.
Antara News Agency quoted the council's Edict Commission chairman Amin Suma in West Sumatera today, as saying that MUI decided in the meeting that smoking for Muslims was between `haram` (forbidden) and `makruh` (objectionable) .
He said that MUI would later formulate the form of sanctions against council members who smoked.
Suma said that the MUI meeting agreed on two rulings, namely one which banned smoking for children, pregnant women, in public places and MUI members and the other which states that smoking was between `haram` and `makhruh.`
According to him, the adoption of the edict was based on the emergence of differences in opinions on whether smoking for Muslims was allowed or forbidden. He said the decision taken by MUI should not be used by the public to act against smokers.
"It is the government which has the right to take action against smokers," he said, adding that a legal framework was therefore, needed to implement the MUI edict on smoking which placed smokers between `haram` and `makruh`.
Nurhayati Hakim, an advisor to MUI for West Sumatra, said the MUI decision on smoking was enough to serve as a guidance for Muslims.
"At least, the MUI edict will provide restrictions so that the public would not be free to smoke at will," she said.
On Sunday, MUI issued an edict banning Muslims from practising true yoga, namely meditation which contains genuine ritual and spirituality of other religion.
"The edict is issued to provide guidance for Muslims so that they would not mix the wrong and the right together," said MUI chairman Ma`ruf Amin.
-- BERNAMA
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