Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Chewing gum during salaat

· 25 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 2420English

Question

I recently started praying sunnah prayer, and during the salaat, I remembered that I was chewing gum. What would be the correct thing to do in such a situation?

Answer

To eat or chew during Salaat is not permissible. The Sunnah Salaat was invalid.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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