What is the ruling on one who is overcome by an involuntary fit of laughter during prayer, causing him great hardship, and does the ruling on " سلس القهقهة" (involuntary, continuous laughter) as stated by Al-Nafrawi Al-Maliki apply to him, so that his prayer is not invalidated?
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If a worshiper is unable to avoid laughing during prayer, then the ruling for one who suffers from سلس الحدث (incontinence of ritual purity) applies to him, and his prayer is not invalidated by it, as mentioned by An-Nafrawi Al-Maliki.
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