The Ruling on Consuming Qat

Question:
Your Eminence, the questioner says: We are in the Jazan region, and the qat tree is widespread among us. What is the ruling on eating this tree, even though some of them consider it permissible on the grounds that it is not mentioned in the Qur'an?

Answer:
It is mentioned in the Qur'an: And qat is among the impure things, so every impure thing is forbidden by the explicit text of the Qur'an. In fact, qat is more severe than tobacco. And tobacco, as you know, according to the doctors, is harmful and impure, and qat is more severe than tobacco. It falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And He has forbidden for them the impure things." Yes.

The presenter:
Excellent. Allah.