Ramadan is mostly associated with avoiding food and water, but there are also several lifestyle habits which Muslims must refrain from during fasting hours.
And that includes smoking or vaping.
Indulging in either immediately means the fast - which runs from pre-dawn to dusk - is broken.
Smoking disturbs the ritual as the smoke contains particles that can reach the stomach.
This also applies to inhaling incense, which is also not allowed during Ramadan.
And the same rules apply for consuming drugs, either orally, inhaled or injected.
Most Islamic scholars say smoking is generally considered a haram (forbidden) in Islam due to its adverse effect on the body.
And this also applies to inhaling harmful chemicals through vaping.
Smoking isn’t explicitly outlawed in the Quran, but it does have passages telling followers not to put their own life in danger.
Islamic studies Al-Magrib Institute says: “It is impermissible to use e-cigarettes because of their harmful nature, and in addition they also break the fast due to the ingestion of nicotine as well as the manner of its ingestion, identical to the rulings applied to normal cigarettes.”
According to Islam Question & Answer website Islamqa.info, vapes which don't actually contain any harmful substances and consist of natural flavouring are not considered haram.
But crucially they still can't be used during fasting hours as it still counts as consumption.
Ramadan starts tomorrow (Wednesday) where Muslims all over the world fast during daylight hours for an entire month.
The ritual is held on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, with the exact dates of Ramadan changing every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon.
