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Does eating or drinking by mistake invalidate the prayer?

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Question : He says: Do not be stingy with a little eating or drinking by mistake or ignorance. The legal principle is that Allah overlooks both the large and the small amount in cases of mistake, ignorance, or compulsion. How so?

Answer : We say that it does not matter how much it is, but if it is a large amount, it takes the prayer out of its proper context. And if it is a small amount, because it has spoiled the prayer. For example, as we said, someone went and took a plate of dates and ate from it, and he says this is not valid. If it is a large amount,
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2059هل الأكل والشرب سهواً يبطل الصلاة📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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