Eating soil
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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