A man prayed while chewing gum in his mouth, forgetting it was there, and then removed it from his mouth. What is the validity of his prayer?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man prayed and forgot that he had chewing gum in his mouth, which is the gum in his mouth, so he removed it from his mouth. What is the validity of his prayer?

Answer:
His prayer is valid, my brother. There is nothing wrong with that. Even if it remained in his mouth, his prayer is valid. However, he must not eat anything while he is praying, nor drink while he is praying. As for merely placing something in his mouth, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.