Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas

Question: Do you know anything about hemp seeds? It would be great to know if they are allowed to be consumed.

Answer: assalamu `alaykum

Hemp seeds would be permitted to consume. Even though it is from the genus of Cannabis, it only contains negligible amounts of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis the drug. Therefore, it would not be impermissible to consume.

Salman

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