Am I subject to the ruling of one overwhelmed by doubt, as long as I doubt whether the doubt came to me yesterday, despite the strong presumption that it did?
"Chronic doubt" (al-shakk al-mustankah) refers to a state where the worshiper experiences doubt every day, even if only once, regarding whether they added to or decreased from their prayer, or whether they prayed three or four units (rak'ahs). The ruling for this is to disregard it and not attempt to rectify it; rather, they should base their prayer on the higher number and prostrate after the salutation out of recommendation. If the doubt occurs one day but not the next, it is not considered chronic doubt. The ruling for this is the obligation to discard it, disregard it, and base the prayer on the higher number, and prostration after the salutation is recommended. The strong presumption that doubt occurred yesterday is legally considerable.
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