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What is the ruling on the 'Isha prayer after finishing it and making the Tasleem, if a slight impurity (a trace under the fingernail) is discovered during the voluntary prayer performed thereafter? And can Ibn Baz's fatwa be relied upon in this case? And is there a possibility of the impurity transferring to the hair and ear?

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If you did not know about the presence of impurity until after the prayer, then your prayer is valid. Your discovery of the impurity during a supererogatory prayer (nafilah) does not invalidate the obligatory prayer (fard), as the obligatory prayer concludes as soon as one makes the tasleem from it. However, remembering a non-pardoned impurity during the prayer invalidates it. A very slight impurity (like the head of a needle) is pardoned by some scholars; this refers to what is not excessive in one's perception, or if it was a drop or two. Therefore, we advise you to distance yourself from obsessive whispers (waswas), and you are not required to repeat your prayer.

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