Does the mere involuntary attention to a song during prayer, followed by the cessation of this attention after two seconds, necessitate repeating the prayer?
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The worshiper is required to have khushu' (devotional humility) and to feel the greatness of Allah in their prayer. If something passes by their hearing and they listen to it, their prayer is valid. Imam Al-Bukhari dedicated a chapter to this titled: "Chapter: If one is spoken to during prayer and listens." The Malikis differentiated between a little listening and a lot of it. Prayer is not invalidated by a little listening, but it is invalidated by a lot of it because it constitutes a distraction from the prayer.
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