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What is the ruling concerning the prayers performed by the questioner without her knowledge of the emission of prostatic fluid (madhy) or semen (maniy), and is she obligated to re-observe those prayers given that she cannot recall the number of years?

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The default state is that semen and pre-seminal fluid (madhy) do not exit, and certainty is not removed by doubt. So, if you doubt their exit and are not certain, your prayer is valid.

However, if you are certain of the exit of semen, then ghusl (ritual bath) is obligatory. If you prayed without it due to ignorance, you must make up those prayers, according to the predominant opinion among us. You should make up what you believe will absolve your responsibility.

If you are certain of the exit of pre-seminal fluid (madhy), it invalidates ablution and necessitates istinja' (washing of the private parts). If you prayed without performing these, your prayer is invalid and you must make it up. As for mere doubt and obsessive thoughts, they are not to be given any attention.

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