What is the ruling on qat and shamma?
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The questioner : Shamma and qat?
The Shaykh : Qat, and what is the second one?
The questioner : Shamma.
The Shaykh : Shamma, what is shamma?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Smoke, perhaps.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I am speaking to one person, people, and what is this?
The questioner : ... It has a foul smell; they put it under the tongue.
The Shaykh : Under the tongue? Or in the nose?
The questioner : ... Or in the mouth.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, if it is harmful, it is forbidden; if it is not harmful, it is not forbidden. Otherwise, we have heard about qat that they call it "storage," meaning that a person becomes dull and tired when he uses it, and he does not work at all, and the whole day passes and he is like a rag. We have heard this, but we do not know whether it is true or not. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Shaykh, those who ... blood ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : O Shaykh, those who donate blood.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of them, not all of them, some donate ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He wants to get a prize ... if he donates three or four times, they give him a specific prize.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Qat, and what is the second one?
The questioner : Shamma.
The Shaykh : Shamma, what is shamma?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Smoke, perhaps.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I am speaking to one person, people, and what is this?
The questioner : ... It has a foul smell; they put it under the tongue.
The Shaykh : Under the tongue? Or in the nose?
The questioner : ... Or in the mouth.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, if it is harmful, it is forbidden; if it is not harmful, it is not forbidden. Otherwise, we have heard about qat that they call it "storage," meaning that a person becomes dull and tired when he uses it, and he does not work at all, and the whole day passes and he is like a rag. We have heard this, but we do not know whether it is true or not. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Shaykh, those who ... blood ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : O Shaykh, those who donate blood.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some of them, not all of them, some donate ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He wants to get a prize ... if he donates three or four times, they give him a specific prize.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.