What is the ruling on eating and using qat?
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Question:
This is a question about the ruling on eating qat or using it.
Answer:
It is forbidden, more so than tobacco. Qat is worse than tobacco because it is a foul and harmful substance. The one who uses it sits and chews for hours, and the time for prayer comes upon him, but he does not get up to pray, and he abandons the congregational prayer. So it is a foul and harmful substance, worse than tobacco. Fatwas have been issued by the scholars forbidding the prohibition of qat; there are fatwas from the scholars forbidding qat and stating that it is worse than tobacco, more harmful than tobacco. Yes.
This is a question about the ruling on eating qat or using it.
Answer:
It is forbidden, more so than tobacco. Qat is worse than tobacco because it is a foul and harmful substance. The one who uses it sits and chews for hours, and the time for prayer comes upon him, but he does not get up to pray, and he abandons the congregational prayer. So it is a foul and harmful substance, worse than tobacco. Fatwas have been issued by the scholars forbidding the prohibition of qat; there are fatwas from the scholars forbidding qat and stating that it is worse than tobacco, more harmful than tobacco. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أكل واستعمال القات؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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