The Ruling on Consuming Qat and the Claim That It Is Not a Narcotic
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: Some people consume a stimulant substance and claim that it is not forbidden because it is not a narcotic, as he says. What is your Eminence’s guidance on this matter?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every intoxicant and every narcotic. Qat is a narcotic, and it may intoxicate some people. Likewise, smoking; it is a foul, harmful, forbidden smoke, and qat is more severe than it, more harmful to the body than it is. The scholars issued rulings on this, and fatwas were issued forbidding qat, prohibiting it, destroying it, and banning its cultivation in Muslim lands. The scholars issued this ruling, and it is more foul than smoking.
This questioner asks, saying: Some people consume a stimulant substance and claim that it is not forbidden because it is not a narcotic, as he says. What is your Eminence’s guidance on this matter?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every intoxicant and every narcotic. Qat is a narcotic, and it may intoxicate some people. Likewise, smoking; it is a foul, harmful, forbidden smoke, and qat is more severe than it, more harmful to the body than it is. The scholars issued rulings on this, and fatwas were issued forbidding qat, prohibiting it, destroying it, and banning its cultivation in Muslim lands. The scholars issued this ruling, and it is more foul than smoking.
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