Ruling on smoking and eating hyenas

A: Smoking is Haram (prohibited) because it is harmful, and those who have sound minds and hearts hate it. Allah (Praised and Exalted be He) says, Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) whom they find written with them in the Taurât (Torah) (Deut, xviii 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv, 16), - he commands them for Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm has ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islâm has forbidden); he allows them as lawful At-Tayyibât (i.e. all good and lawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods), and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khabâ’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods.) He (Praised and Exalted be He) also says, They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what is lawful for them (as food). Say: "Lawful unto you are At-Tayyibât [all kind of Halâl (lawful-good) foods which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Hadith narrated by Ahmad, and Abu Dawud on the authority of Um Salamah prohibited what intoxicates or befogs the mind. Moreover, it has been medically proven that smoking has bad effects on health, and the legal rule states that whatever causes harm, its use is Haram (prohibited). Furthermore, (Part No. 22; Page No. 185) spending money on smoking in such circumstances is a waste of money, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade wasting money. It has been reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim (may Allah be merciful to them both) That the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah has forbidden you to be undutiful to your mothers, to bury your daughters alive and to withhold (what you should give) or demand (what you do not deserve). And Allah has disliked that you talk too much about others, ask too many questions (in religion), or waste your property. This is Makruh (disliked) in the sense of being Haram (prohibited).As for eating the meat of hyena, this is Halal (lawful). It was related by Imam Ahmad and the four compilers of Sunan on the authority of `Abdul-Rahman ibn `Abdullah ibn Abu `Ammar who said: I said to Jabir, "Is it permissible to hunt hyenas?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Is it permissible to eat their meat?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say so?" He said, "Yes." May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.