Back to search

Does inadvertently making a sound during prayer, such as the sound of a yawn or breathing, invalidate the prayer?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

A slight sound during prayer due to yawning or the like: If it is beyond the worshiper's control, such as being overcome by a yawn and saying, "Ah," or breathing heavily, or coughing and uttering two letters, then the prayer is not invalidated. However, if it is intentional, some jurists have said it invalidates the prayer, while others say it does not. The more cautious approach is to repeat the prayer if two or more letters are distinctly uttered.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy