Does Satan take a hair from the worshiper's anus and make him imagine that he has invalidated his ablution by opening the anus and making sounds during prayer?
The aforementioned Hadith was deemed weak by Sheikh Al-Albani, and its wording is: "Indeed, Satan comes to one of you while he is praying, takes a hair from his posterior, and pulls it, making him think he has nullified his ablution. So, he should not leave until he hears a sound or finds a smell." The general principle is that the nullification of ablution has not occurred until there is proof indicating it. Therefore, whoever doubts the nullification of ablution while praying should not leave until he is certain of the existence of an event.
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