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Assalamualaikum and welcome to today "Thursday Thriller". Today is the "World No Tobacco Day". Did you know that? Yeah, honestly I don't know either. I just know that earlier today when I was browsing twitter. Nothing much to say, perhaps this will be a short entry.

I'm very grateful being raised up in a tobacco-free family. The only family member that once smoked is my father. But he never buy them, usually his friend offer him the cigarette. And it was a long time ago. He is now never consume that thing again. I never saw my brother smoking either. My point is me and my family member never have the desire to even try that which is good.

And I am very grateful that all my friends who smoked, respected me very much. I know some people keep teasing their friend to do things like this, smoking. I have a story that I kept telling everybody. When I was in Matriculation College, I've many smoking friends. I've no problem with that. So, I always chill out in their room. One day, when I was entering their room, they're smoking cigarette. And suddenly they asking for my permission to smoke, IN THEIR OWN ROOM! I don't know whether they're teasing me or not. But whatever their intention was, it makes me feel secure. My friends didn't encourage me to try it. In fact some of them prefer me not to try because it's addictive and costly, financially and healthy.

There were once a polemic whether smoking is Haram or not. Some scholar said that since it is hazardous to our body, it should be forbidden for Muslims to consume tobacco. Some others said it's not haram. Well, that didn't concern me at all, because I'm not a smoker. So, drink alcohol is haram, abusing drugs is also haram because it's jeopardize our body. However, on top of that, I never drink alcohol nor take drug because a Muslim shouldn't do that.

Lastly, I would like to encourage all my friends who consume tobacco, to stop doing that. I know, things that addictive is very hard to deal with. But I hope and pray you'll manage to get through. See you guys tomorrow in "Berkat Jumaat". Not sure yet whether that gonna be a Malay entry or not. Nonetheless,

Hasta mañana,
Mata ashita,
Wassalam.

from,
K-tea.