Dear Islamic brothers! If the elders of a home give full freedom to their young ones and blindly trust them, and do not ask them about their actions such as where they were till late at night and who they were with, then due to this carelessness, children become victims of evil people and therefore they could start taking drugs. Therefore, the elders of a family should not allow their children to go out whether during the day or night just to pass their time. Furthermore, if children go out for some important work, and return home late, then they must be asked as to why they got so late and where they were, so that they form the habit of returning home in good time.

4. Unaware of the consequences

Another reason for falling into the evil habit of taking drugs is to have no awareness of the horrible consequences, and be ignorant of its religious, worldly and medical disadvantages. Obviously, if someone is not aware of the disadvantages of something, then he does not try to protect himself from it. Therefore, the person who wants to stay safe from its curse, must keep its consequences in mind.

5. Excess of wealth

Another reason to start taking drugs is to have excessive wealth. If someone has a lot of money or he gets money without any hard work, then he does not hesitate to spend it. This is one way in which he becomes habitual of taking drugs. Such people should keep in mind that Israaf (wastage) has been forbidden in the Holy Quran and those who spend on useless things are declared as the brothers of Satan. Furthermore, one should also remember that blessings increase if they are given importance and if they are not given importance and wrongly used, then their end is extremely bad. In Ayah 7 of Surah Ibrahim in part 13, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has said:

لَئِنۡ شَکَرۡتُمۡ لَاَزِیۡدَنَّکُمۡ  وَ لَئِنۡ کَفَرۡتُمۡ  اِنَّ عَذَابِیۡ لَشَدِیۡدٌ ﴿۷﴾

‘If you give thanks, I will give you more, and if you are ungrateful then (know that) My punishment is severe.’

[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Surah Ibraheem, Ayah 7)