Does frequent, rapid, and successive movement aimed at covering one's 'awrah invalidate the prayer, and must it be repeated if it is invalid?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Slight movement for the benefit of the prayer does not invalidate it. Raising the hand from the ground during prostration has a ruling we have explained previously. It appears that the questioner is afflicted with waswasah (obsessive whispering), so he must disregard it.
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