Should one abandon the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) to ward off obsessive doubts (waswasah) for someone whose doubts in prayer have become frequent, and who has based their decision on certainty or the most probable outcome?
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One should not pay attention to this doubt or prostrate for it, because frequent doubts lead to obsessive whispers ().
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