Does the prayer of a person afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder become invalid if he repeats a letter or a pillar, and when is prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) obligatory upon him?
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The person afflicted with whisperings () should not pay attention to his recurring daily doubts, and he is not required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw). If he repeats a letter or a pillar of the prayer, his prayer is not invalidated, and he is not required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness.
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