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Does touching an uncircumcised child invalidate the prayer of someone who is praying?

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The basic principle is that children's clothes and bodies are pure, until their impurity is established with certainty, based on the saying of Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar: "Children's clothes and bodies are considered pure until impurity becomes evident." Consequently, if a child touches someone during their prayer, their prayer is valid, regardless of whether the child is circumcised or not.

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