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.