Fatwa ID: 03499

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