What is the difference between doubt (shakk), preponderance (tarjeeh), and dominant conjecture (ghalabat al-dhann), and is prayer built upon dominant conjecture regarding the number of rak’ahs, and what is the ruling on building upon the lesser number for one afflicted with perpetual whisperings (waswas) concerning the number of rak’ahs?
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The prayer is valid. One must disregard whispers [Waswas] and doubts, and always build upon what is most common. The only cure for whispers is to ignore them and pay no attention to them.
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