Answered by: Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza
Question:
Assalamualaykum.
I was chewing gum in the state of ihraam as I wasn’t aware of its impermissibility. What’s the way forward now?
Jazakallah.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In The Name Of Allah, The Most-Gracious, The Most-Merciful
Answer:
Gum is usually eaten for freshening the breath and leaves a strong minty fragrance in the mouth. Consuming chewing gum during Ihram will make it wajib for one dam to be given.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Raddul Muhtaar, volume 2, page 546-547