Is it alright to eat crabs and use salt from the dead sea. Why is smoking allowed in islam when it is harmful for health.

1. Kindly refer below - our standard reply to a similar query%0D%0A2. smoking - use our search feature on this site for 'smoking'.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0AQ: A Beauty product on the market is made from extracts of the Dead Sea,%0D%0Awhere the nation of Lut (Alayhis salaam) was destroyed. Is it permissible to%0D%0Ause this product and can a physician prescribe such a product?%0D%0AA: Since Allah Ta'ala's punishment descended on that place and when%0D%0ARasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) was returning from Tabuk, he%0D%0Aordered the Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu %C1nhum) to throw away even the bread dough%0D%0Athat contained the water of the Dead sea. However, if there is no adequate%0D%0Aalternative of the product that contains extracts from the Dead Sea, and the%0D%0Aproduct is prescribed by a physician (preferably specialist physician), then%0D%0Ait will be permissible to use the product.%0D%0AIt is not permissible for a physician to prescribe medication containing%0D%0AHaraam ingredients if there is an adequate alternative. In the case of a%0D%0Anon-Muslim physician, the Muslim patient should inform the physician of his%0D%0Areligious requirements and request him to take cognisance of that.%0D%0A