What is the ruling on qat and what some claim about its benefits?

Question:
Some people say that qat has benefits and claim that it relieves their diabetes. Is this correct?

Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said regarding intoxicants: "Say: In them..." benefits. Say: Yes. So the mere existence of benefit in a thing does not make it permissible if its harm is greater than its benefit. The rule is that if a thing is pure harm, or its harm is greater than its benefit, or its harm is equal to its benefit, it is not lawful. If its harm is pure, or its harm is greater than its benefit, or its harm is equal to its benefit, then it is forbidden and not permissible. It is not mentioned that qat has a benefit like tobacco; it is all pure harm with no benefit. The one who says it has a benefit claims that it energizes a person. It energizes him, and then it makes him lazy. Intoxicants energize a person and make him reach for the sky with his hand, and everything is at his disposal, and then he falls and becomes like a garment or a mixture. So not everything that people imagine has benefit is lawful until it is confirmed. Confirm its freedom from harms. Yes.