What is the explanation of the three cases of doubt that are not to be heeded in acts of worship, and what is the ruling on the prostration of forgetfulness in the first and second of these cases?
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The Sheikh's words are clear that the treatment for the person afflicted with obsessive doubts and delusions is to disregard them and pay no attention to them. The person afflicted with obsessive doubts, in both the first and second cases mentioned by the Sheikh, should turn away from his obsessions. His prayer is complete and valid, and he does not need to perform the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw). As for someone who doubts after completing their act of worship, they should not pay attention to their doubt because the default is the validity of the worship.
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