Q&A: Eating Before Prayer
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Eating Before Prayer
Question
If someone missed the morning prayer and prayed the additional service instead (for example, between midday and 6.5 halakhic hours, when the time for the afternoon prayer has still not yet arrived), does the additional service permit him to eat?
Answer
I didn’t understand what would need to permit him to eat. Do you think that someone who missed the morning prayer is supposed to die of hunger? If he is under no obligation to pray, then there is no prohibition on eating.