LessonsDisliked Acts in Prayer: Movement, Dress, Turning and ValidityQuiz

وَلَا يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْرَبُ.
Meaning: Do not eat or drink during prayer.

Normal eating or drinking invalidates prayer, so it is not merely an ordinary disliked movement. Some narrow cases involving particles already in the mouth are treated separately.

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Eating and drinking during prayer

Disliked Acts in Prayer: Movement, Dress, Turning and Validity

وَلَا يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْرَبُ.
Meaning: Do not eat or drink during prayer.

Normal eating or drinking invalidates prayer, so it is not merely an ordinary disliked movement. Some narrow cases involving particles already in the mouth are treated separately.