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Is one who decides not to repeat fasting and prayer due to obsessive-compulsive whispers (waswas) sinful, knowing that these whispers trouble him in all acts of worship, according to the Shafi'i school of thought?

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The basic principle is the validity of the fast, and doubt concerning its invalidation does not nullify it. The fast is not invalidated merely by doubting whether a fast-breaking substance has reached the stomach. Therefore, not making up the fast and disregarding such doubts is the correct decision.

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