According to the view that swallowing dissolved sugar while it is in the mouth is like eating, a small amount of juice and the like is not excused, because it resembles dissolved sugar. According to the second view, however, it is excused in a voluntary prayer.

The second view (1) regarding the fundamental issue is that a small amount of deliberate drinking in a voluntary prayer is not excused, just as it is not excused in an obligatory prayer. This is the view held by most scholars.

They reasoned that the basic principle is that obligatory and voluntary prayers are alike.

According to the view that a small amount is excused, what constitutes a small or large amount is determined by customary practice.

“If he says something legislated for the prayer in a place other than its proper place, such as recitation while prostrating or sitting . . .”

His statement, “If he says,” means: the person praying.

His statement, “something legislated,” means something prescribed by the Lawgiver, whether it is prescribed as obligatory, such as saying subḥān Allāh and reciting al-Fātiḥah, or as recommended, such as reciting a surah after it.

His statement, “in a place other than its proper place,” is connected to “he says.” That is, if he says something legislated for the prayer in a place other than that assigned to it. It is not connected to “legislated,” for there is no statement that is legislated outside its proper place.

His statement, “such as recitation while prostrating”: recitation while prostrating is not legislated; rather, it is prohibited. Likewise, recitation while bowing is not legislated; rather, it is prohibited, due to the Prophet’s ﷺ statement: “Indeed, I have been forbidden to recite the Quran while bowing or”