Smoking tobacco was once a capital offense under some Islamic rulings

Evidence

For a while smoking was not only forbidden, but was treated as a capital offense. It is still forbidden by the Wahhabis and their disciples. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 261 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Tobacco smoking was once punishable by death under Islamic law — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 261

Broader Connections

• Tobacco smoking was once punishable by death under Islamic law #corroborates (1.00) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 261