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Does frequent movement, such as moving one's nose to stop a runny nose or adjusting one's garment away from the place of prostration, invalidate the prayer, and are these movements considered minor such that they do not harm the prayer?

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Slight movements, such as raising one's nose or pushing one's garment, do not invalidate the prayer. Such movements may be a result of waswasah (whisperings/obsessive thoughts), in which case one must ignore and disregard these whisperings.

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