The Use of Vape Among Female Students of Universitas Islam Indonesia: A Socio-legal Analysis with Special Reference to Islamic Law
Abstract
Vape (e-cigarettes) is a hand-held device designed to produce vapor to be inhaled
by heating solutions that generally contain nicotine, humectants, and other
chemicals. The use of vape has been widely used by various groups including
female students because it has vary in flavor and more practical. From the health
aspect, vape has the same dangers as conventional cigarettes, but recently there is
not official fatwa issued by scholars or Islamic institutions regarding the law of
vape used. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that cause the use of vape,
awareness of vape side effects and examine how female students negotiate with
applicable norms in Islam. Descriptive methods and qualitative approaches are used
to analyze research results. The data was obtained through structured interview
techniques to ten (10) female students of Universitas Islam Indonesia who are using
vape and randomly selected as informants. The analysis techniques used is Miles
and Huberman models, which are data reduction, data display and conclusion. The
research revealed that the main factors for the use of vape by informants were the
influence of friends, curiosity, and personal needs. On the other hand, informants
have not been aware of the side effects of vape due to lack of knowledge of vape,
while using it has already become part of their habits. The differences in opinions
of scholars regarding the law using vape led to differences in views from
informants, namely mubāḥ, makrūh or ḥarām.
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