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Is the prayer of one afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder valid if performed at home, relying on the fatwa of building upon the most frequent, knowing that he abandates congregational prayer?

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If doubt about prayer becomes frequent and turns into a waswas (obsessive whisperings), the cure is to ignore it and pay no attention to it. According to the Maliki school, it is commendable to perform the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw ) after the (salutation of peace). The scholar Al-Uthaymeen mentioned three cases regarding doubt about leaving something out: if it is a mere illusion, it does not affect the prayer; if it is frequent—as is the case with those afflicted by waswas—one should not pay attention to it, but rather continue with their prayer. The jurists did not differentiate between a person praying alone or in congregation. The questioner must maintain congregational prayer, for neglecting it exposes one to Allah's wrath, and it also expels waswas.

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