“The Guts Are Reciting ‘Qul Huwallah’”

Question

Quite well-educated people, when hungry, say, “The guts are reciting ‘Qul huwallah’.” What is the ruling of the Sacred Law on this?

Answer

The sound of empty guts is “qul-qul”, and this is interpreted as “the guts are reciting ‘Qul huwallah’.” Since by such words no insult is intended, nor is there any indication in them of what would entail kufr — [ar]لَا يُفْتَى بِكُفْرِ مُسْلِمٍ مَا أَمْكَنَ حَمْلُ كَلَامِهِ عَلَى مَحْمَلٍ حَسَنٍ أَوْ كَانَ فِي كُفْرِهِ خِلَافٌ وَلَوْ رِوَايَةً ضَعِيفَةً[/ar] (“no fatwa of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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