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Eating soil

· 20 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I would like to know if it's makrooh tanzeehi or makrooh tahreemi to eat mitti (soil)?

Answer

It is makrooh. (Text of Qadhi Khan: Consuming sand is makrooh because it is harmful and will result in him killing himself.)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ویکره أکل الطین لأن ذلک یضر فیصیر قاتلاً نفسه (فتاویٰ قاضي خان علی هامش الفتاوی الهندیة: ۳/۴۰۳)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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