What is the ruling on the prayer of one who finds women's hair on the prayer rug upon which he is praying?
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The presence of women's or men's hair on the prayer rug does not invalidate the prayer. The default state of such hair is purity, unless its impurity is established with certainty. One must be cautious not to fall into obsessive doubts (), and the remedy for them is to disregard them.
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