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Does the dispute over the validity of prayer in a forbidden place extend to other acts of worship such as fasting, zakat, and dhikr?

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The prayer performed on usurped land is valid according to the majority of scholars, but it is not valid according to the Hanbalis. However, the Hanbalis validate other acts of worship and transactions performed on usurped land, such as fasting, zakat, ablution, contracts, and dissolutions, because the location is not a condition for these, unlike prayer.

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