Does touching the hand to the edge of the headscarf or face during the opening "Allahu Akbar" invalidate the prayer and necessitate cutting it short?
The prayer is not invalidated by what you mentioned. We advise you to fear Allah Almighty and to avoid indulging in whisperings (waswasah), for they are among the steps of Satan by which he seeks to alienate you from worship.
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