Is it permissible for me to recite the Holy Qur’an while I am eating food?
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It is not permissible to recite the Qur’an if it compromises the proper articulation of the letters from their points of articulation. Reciting the Qur’an while eating compromises this, and therefore it is not permissible. Sheikh Ibn 'Uthaymeen mentioned that whoever recites the Qur'an while chewing gum cannot properly articulate the letters because their points of articulation are occupied with the gum. It is not permissible for a person to recite the Qur'an unless he articulates its letters clearly. Therefore, he must stop chewing gum if he intends to recite.
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