Answered by: Mufti Eunus Ali
Question
Hazrat, during Tarawih salah, I had a remnant of food stuck in my morsel tooth. I only realised this whilst I was in the state of qiyam, I picked it with my tongue and swallowed it. I am uncertain if it was less than the size of a chickpea.
Was the salah valid?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Any food swallowed from in between the teeth the size of a chickpea or larger will invalidate the salah.
Likewise any food that is smaller than the size of a chickpea will not invalidate the salah.
Conclusion: as you are certain that the size of the food was less than the size of a chickpea the salah will be valid Inshallah.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Mufti Eunus Ali
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Hashiyatut Tahtawi ‘Ala Maraqiyal Falah, Page 323 & 324