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Controversy Surrounding Darjeeling Tea’s Origins: Is it Ethical to Drink?

Q: Is it permissible to drink Darjeeling tea looking at it’s history that the person who first planted it in India had stolen the seeds from China and then he planted it in India?

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A: Drinking the tea is permissible.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.