What is the ruling on omitting duties—which do not invalidate the prayer by their omission—when time is short and one fears it will run out, such as omitting the Iqamah, or omitting washing the hands and rinsing the nose after sleep?
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If the worshiper fears missing the obligatory prayer's time, he must limit himself to its pillars and forgo its supererogatory acts to preserve the time. This includes omitting washing the hands and rinsing the nose three times upon waking, and omitting the if engaging in it would cause the prayer's time to expire.
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