[IBTIMES.CO.UK] A Saudi holy man named Saleh al-Fawzan has issued fatwa against all-you-can-eat buffets in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
. He made the statement on a Saudi Koranic TV station.
Fawzan said the value and quantity of the food sold should be pre-determined before hand.
"Whoever enters the buffet and eats for 10 or 50 riyals without deciding the quantity they will eat is violating Sharia (Islamic) law," Fawzan was quoted on al-Atheer channel.
The fatwa attempts to add plate piling eateries to the long list of things outlawed by religious edicts. It has been the subject of condemnation and debate on social media channels.
While some twitter users slammed the holy man's fatwa by using the hashtag "prohibiting-open-buffet" (in Arabic) others tweeted supporting it.
Here are some reactions for the fatwa against all-you-can-eat Buffets. |