What is the ruling on doubting the intention of the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram), and does it necessitate قطع الصلاة وإعادتها (breaking the prayer and repeating it)?
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The optimal cure for obsessive doubts (waswasah) is to disregard them and pay them no mind. If you pronounce the Takbir for the opening of prayer (Takbirat al-), proceed with your prayer and make it a single Takbir, and do not repeat it no matter how much Satan whispers to you.
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