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For how many consecutive days must doubt persist for it to become established?

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We have not found any statements from Maliki jurists specifying a certain number of consecutive days for doubt to recur before its owner is deemed to be experiencing persistent doubt (mustankah). It is well-known that the criterion for persistent doubt is that the doubt occurs every day, even if only once.

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