Fatwa ID: 06455

Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

What exactly is the size of a chickpea? Indian ones are small and Canadian ones are large

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

We find reference made to a chickpea for when one is in Salah and has food to the amount of a chickpea stuck between their teeth. To swallow this while in Salah will not invalidate the Salah as such a small amount is overlooked. [Marāqy al-Falāh: pg. 123] [1]

There is no specific clarification in regard to the size of a chickpea. Thus, applying the usage of either would be acceptable.

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Maulana Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1]لو نظر المصلي إلى مكتوب وفهمه أو أكل ما بين أسنانه وكان دون الحمصة بما عمل كثير أو مرّ مارّ في موضع سجوده لا تفسد…