Eating Before Tashlumin Prayer
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Question
I woke up after midnight and need to pray Mincha twice. Is it permissible to eat before the Tashlumin Shacharit prayer?
Answer
Before you have prayed Mincha, it is forbidden to eat (though the elderly and weak are permitted, and it is also permitted to drink coffee), similar to the rule for eating before Shacharit. Even after praying Mincha, before the Tashlumin Shacharit prayer, one should not eat because it is necessary to connect the Tashlumin Shacharit prayer to the Mincha prayer as closely as possible. If one ate between the two prayers, they can pray the Tashlumin prayer and stipulate that if they cannot complete it due to the interruption, it will be considered a voluntary prayer.
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