Is Khat Halal or Haram?

[Berke]

This is question as old as time, but I will hereby present some of the opinion of the ulema who argued for its permissibility and their evidence.


Many classical and contemporary scholars have argued for the permissibility of the controversial tree, known as "Khat" Some of them are, sheikh Ali bin Omar Al Shadli, Al Allamah Abdullahi bin Sharf Al deen, Al Allamah Amir Al San'ani and Imam Al Shawkani.

These scholars have presented evidence for the permissibility of the khat and have debunked the shubuhat of those who criticise the consumption of the plant. they inferred the permissibility of khat consumption based on several pieces of evidence from the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and aql, from This evidence is:

1 - The Almighty’s saying: (It is He who created for you all that is on earth)

The meaning of the verse is that everything on earth is permissible for a person to benefit from in any way he wants unless there is evidence that prohibits it specifically and qat is one of these permissible things for which there is no evidence to prohibit it.

2. - The Prophet peace be upon him saying: (God has imposed obligations, so do not neglect them, and He has set limits, so do not transgress them. He forbade certain things, so do not violate them, and He remained silent about certain things out of mercy for you, not out of forgetfulness, so do not search for them).

The things God has pardoned are those he kept silent about, and whose permissibility or prohibition is neither clearly stated nor hidden, and khat is something that God has remained silent about, so it is permissible to consume it.

3. - The statement that khat is forbidden is in conflict with the Lawgiver, Blessed and Most High, who alone has the right to permit and prohibit, for God Almighty said: ( وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَذَا حَلَالٌ وَهَذَا حَرَام
لِتَقْتَرُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُون

4. - Qat does not cause sedation, anesthesia, or change, and this matter is proven by the experience of trustworthy and eminent jurists. Such as Imam Al-Shawkani, a group of Yemeni judiciary and fatwa experts, and so on If this were the case, there is no justification for prohibiting it and preventing its use.

5. - Many of the scholars of Yemen, especially the earlier ones, including the great mujtahids, jurists and hufadd were somewhere between a khat eater who said it was permissible, and someone who approved of it and remained silent about it, with no disagreement reported from him.

6. - Those who prohibit khat are among those who do not know what it is. As for those who permit khat, they have consumed khat, tried it, known it, and taught it, and as it's known, the rulings resulting from the knowledge of the ruler are stronger than those resulting from the narration of others.

 

[Angelina]

It’s haram. The effects of it are well known now. In the past smoking wasn’t seen as haram since the impacts weren’t known in those days.

Some of you trolls are nothing but relentless trouble makers wanting to cause chaos. As a Somali men living in the 21st century you know all too well the impact and how it’s destroyed families but you’re arguing this just to be funny or contrary. Your trolling needs to have limits and the fact that you’re using the scholar Imam Al-Shawkani, who lived in the 1700s during a time In which the impact of the drug wasn’t known is the last straw for me

In todays modern world, it is now seen as a drug as we now have the education and knowledge of the impact this drug has on the human body.

 

[Askari]

It will always be halal for me

 

[Angelina]

Views on Islamqa as well:

OP thinks he can insult our intelligence. It’s equivalent of me using old Islamic fatwas of the 18th century of smoking being allowed.

Hence I advise the impressionable people here to not take him seriously. He’s a troll.

 

[Riftvalley]

Why you spending the last few days of Ramadan finding old Fatawaa to argue for the permissibility of the biggest calamity to have it East Africa/Yemen Muslims?

why don’t you post something beneficial from the shafici fiqh books so people can actually benefit?
khat use tens men into useless zombies. Most of the civil war militias were off their heads on khat.

no to Somali men walking around with black and yellow teeth!

 

[Berke]

Why you spending the last few days of Ramadan finding old Fatawaa to argue for the permissibility of the biggest calamity to have it East Africa/Yemen Muslims?

why don’t you post something beneficial from the shafici fiqh books so people can actually benefit?
khat use tens men into useless zombies. Most of the civil war militias were off their heads on khat.

no to Somali men walking around with black and yellow teeth!

If you don't find this thread beneficial pls ignore it no one is forcing you to read it or comment under it.

 

[Berke]

It’s haram. The effects of it are well known now. In the past smoking wasn’t seen as haram since the impacts weren’t known in those days.

Some of you trolls are nothing but relentless trouble makers wanting to cause chaos. As a Somali men living in the 21st century you know all too well the impact and how it’s destroyed families but you’re arguing this just to be funny or contrary. Your trolling needs to have limits and the fact that you’re using the scholar Imam Al-Shawkani, who lived in the 1700s during a time In which the impact of the drug wasn’t known is the last straw for me

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In todays modern world, it is now seen as a drug as we now have the education and knowledge of the impact this drug has on the human body.

The impact of the plant khat was always known and those who were against khat argued for its prohibition based on these impacts.





As for Shawkani living in the 19th century I can show you many contemporary scholars who argued for its permissibility in the 21st century and who refuted the shubuhat of modern-day khat critics. Among those who confronted this was the great scholar, Judge Yahya bin Lutf Al-Fusail, who issued a treatise on that subject called: “Refuting Suspicions About Qat,” which included the meanings we referred to, in which he denied that Qat had any resemblance to drugs, and also denied that there was any harm in it. Unless that is something specific to some people, in which case the prohibition is limited to them, as if there were a person who would be harmed by eating honey.

Pls read the thread before commenting

 

[Berke]

Views on Islamqa as well:
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OP thinks he can insult our intelligence. It’s equivalent of me using old Islamic fatwas of the 18th century of smoking being allowed.

Hence I advise the impressionable people here to not take him seriously. He’s a troll.

6. - Those who prohibit khat are among those who do not know what it is. As for those who permit khat, they have consumed khat, tried it, known it, and taught it, and as it's known, the rulings resulting from the knowledge of the ruler are stronger than those resulting from the narration of others.

The verdict of Yemeni scholar on khat is more authoritative than that of a Syrian scholar

 

[Angelina]

The verdict of Yemeni scholar on khat is more authority than that of a Syrian scholar

Most modern scholars believe it is haram so get out of here. Next you might as well tell everyone that smoking is halal.

 

[Riftvalley]

If you don't find this thread beneficial pls ignore it no one is forcing you to read it or comment under it.

I just find it strange. Our deen asks us to avoid uncertain matters and avoid things which could harm us.

my point is, now that we know the physical and psychological harms of khat, should we not be encouraging people to stay away from khat?

unless your an avid chewer of the leave and you profit from its sales, what’s the intention behind opening this argument when most users here don’t chew?

 

[Angelina]

The impact of the plant khat was always known and those who were against khat argued for its prohibition based on these impacts.





As for Shawkani living in the 19th century I can show you many contemporary scholars who argued for its permissibility in the 21st century and who refuted the shubuhat of modern-day khat critics. Among those who confronted this was the great scholar, Judge Yahya bin Lutf Al-Fusail, who issued a treatise on that subject called: “Refuting Suspicions About Qat,” which included the meanings we referred to, in which he denied that Qat had any resemblance to drugs, and also denied that there was any harm in it. Unless that is something specific to some people, in which case the prohibition is limited to them, as if there were a person who would be harmed by eating honey.

Pls read the thread before commenting

No, the health impacts weren’t known as science wasn’t advanced.

Comparing honey vs qat Is intellectually dishonest. We all know it.

 

[Angelina]

I just find it strange. Our deen asks us to avoid uncertain matters and avoid things which could harm us.

my point is, now that we know the physical and psychological harms of khat, should we not be encouraging people to stay away from khat?

unless your an avid chewer of the leave and you profit from its sales, what’s the intention behind opening this argument when most users here don’t chew?

Yahya bin Lutf Al-Fusail isn’t a well known scholar and you’ll find it hard to find anything about him online. OP believes and obscure scholar trumps the opinions of the vast majority of modern scholars with regards to Khat.

This is trolling.

 

[Berke]

I just find it strange. Our deen asks us to avoid uncertain matters and avoid things which could harm us.

my point is, now that we know the physical and psychological harms of khat, should we not be encouraging people to stay away from khat?

unless your an avid chewer of the leave and you profit from its sales, what’s the intention behind opening this argument when most users here don’t chew?

You're interested in this topic & were eagerly waiting for it to be posted, don't be dishonest and admit it.

The impacts of khat and its exaggerated bad affects were always known, that's why we find scholars from the past and present in opposition to it. Presenting khat and it's supposed bad affects on individuals and the community as some modern invention is another ignorant take from your part. Now, I urge you to first research about this subject before trying to argue about, lest you embarrassed yourself

As for my intentions, they are clear, I made this post because @Angelina compared chewing khat to Muslim women dressing improper way in public and I believe the plant is Halal and not drug

 

[aarkamudug]

Makrooh

 

[Riftvalley]

The impact of the plant khat was always known and those who were against khat argued for its prohibition based on these impacts.





As for Shawkani living in the 19th century I can show you many contemporary scholars who argued for its permissibility in the 21st century and who refuted the shubuhat of modern-day khat critics. Among those who confronted this was the great scholar, Judge Yahya bin Lutf Al-Fusail, who issued a treatise on that subject called: “Refuting Suspicions About Qat,” which included the meanings we referred to, in which he denied that Qat had any resemblance to drugs, and also denied that there was any harm in it. Unless that is something specific to some people, in which case the prohibition is limited to them, as if there were a person who would be harmed by eating honey.

Pls read the thread before commenting

You're interested in this topic & were eagerly waiting for it to be posted, don't be dishonest and admit it.

The impacts of khat and its exaggerated bad affects were always known, that's why we find scholars from the past and present in opposition to it. Presenting khat and it's supposed bad affects on individuals and the community as some modern invention is another ignorant take from your part. Now, I urge you to first research about this subject before trying to argue about, lest you embarrassed yourself

As for my intentions, they are clear, I made this post because @Angelina compared chewing khat to Muslim women dressing improper way in public and I believe the plant is Halal and not drug

Why would I be eagerly awaiting for a discussion about khat by the community who are least likely to chew it? I would be more interested if this debate was in Somali or people back home where debating it’s permissibility.

That said, I am not a Muslim scholar. I know there is a certain grey with khat which can be argued for khat being halal. You probably think the issue is more clear cut, but this is where fiqh allows healthy disagreement. While we can see you are have a strong opinion on this, you need to stop with “khat is not a drug” stuff and trying to argue peolle are over exaggerating the negative effects of Khat. We have an abundance of scientific research showing khat to be a dangerous drug. Any Islamic scholar who argues khat does not have severe psychological and physical side effects, which all have an impact of health, sanity and worship, is simply on the wrong side. Stop trying to present khat as some kind of coffee. Somali society is one big khat experiment, why would you want More khat consumption?

 

[Berke]

Yahya bin Lutf Al-Fusail isn’t a well known scholar and you’ll find it hard to find anything about him online. OP believes and obscure scholar trumps the opinions of the vast majority of modern scholars with regards to Khat.

This is trolling.

He was a great scholar obviously not well known outside his country

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

You're interested in this topic & were eagerly waiting for it to be posted, don't be dishonest and admit it.

The impacts of khat and its exaggerated bad affects were always known, that's why we find scholars from the past and present in opposition to it. Presenting khat and it's supposed bad affects on individuals and the community as some modern invention is another ignorant take from your part. Now, I urge you to first research about this subject before trying to argue about, lest you embarrassed yourself

As for my intentions, they are clear, I made this post because @Angelina compared chewing khat to Muslim women dressing improper way in public and I believe the plant is Halal and not drug

Khat is filth you clearly haven't seen what it does. Saudi Arabia has banned consumption or cultivation for a reason.

The fiqh ruling is one thing but that stuff should be banned permanently. The ruler has the prerogative to ban something for the public benefit.

 

[Daydreamer]

hey man, personally i wish psychedelics were halal in order to have an out of world experience but we can't all have what we want. would love to have that life changing experience on lsd wlhi

 

[Berke]

Why would I be eagerly awaiting for a discussion about khat by the community who are least likely to chew it? I would be more interested if this debate was in Somali or people back home where debating it’s permissibility.

That said, I am not a Muslim scholar. I know there is a certain grey with khat which can be argued for khat being halal. You probably think the issue is more clear cut, but this is where fiqh allows healthy disagreement. While we can see you are have a strong opinion on this, you need to stop with “khat is not a drug” stuff and trying to argue peolle are over exaggerating the negative effects of Khat. We have an abundance of scientific research showing khat to be a dangerous drug. Any Islamic scholar who argues khat does not have severe psychological and physical side effects, which all have an impact of health, sanity and worship, is simply on the wrong side. Stop trying to present khat as some kind of coffee. Somali society is one big khat experiment, why would you want More khat consumption?

Your post is full of contradiction, I don't know where to start.

You state "fiqh allows health disagreements" then go about ranting ridiculing those who allow khat consumption,

 

[Mudug_gyal]

It intoxicates. You cant pray when intoxicated so haram