The ruling on eating during the time of prayer
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Question:
He says: Sometimes I do not go to the congregational prayer, and I may eat during the time of the congregational prayer. What is the ruling on starting with the prayer when eating during the time of prayer?
Answer:
If this becomes a habit for you, such that you serve food or food is served to you at the time of prayer, this is not permissible. However, if it happens by chance and you are in need of it and you are eager for it, without planning or making it a regular habit at that time, then there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1753 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So start with it so that you can devote yourself to the prayer, be at peace in it, and rid yourself of distractions before entering into the prayer. Yes.
He says: Sometimes I do not go to the congregational prayer, and I may eat during the time of the congregational prayer. What is the ruling on starting with the prayer when eating during the time of prayer?
Answer:
If this becomes a habit for you, such that you serve food or food is served to you at the time of prayer, this is not permissible. However, if it happens by chance and you are in need of it and you are eager for it, without planning or making it a regular habit at that time, then there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام،When the evening meal is present
إذا حضر العشاء
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/008 — archive.org (8:42)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.