Eight Doubts Which Makes the Prayer Void
Issue No. 1047 - The following eight doubts make the prayer void:1- Doubtingin the number of rak‘ats of the 'two rak‘at prayers'; such as fajr prayer or qaṣr prayer. Doubt in the number of rak‘ats in recommended (two-rak‘at) prayers does not make them void however.2- Doubt in the number of rak‘ats occurring in three-rak‘at prayer, that is, maghrib prayer. 3- Doubt occurring in four-rak‘at prayer as to whether one has performed one rak‘at or more. 4- Doubt in four-rak‘at prayers before going into the second sajdah, whether he has performed two rak‘ats or more. 5- Doubt between two and five [rak‘ats] or between two and more than five [rak‘ats].6- Doubt between three and six [rak‘ats] or between three and more than six rak‘ats. (Of course, such doubts rarely occur, yet, their rules should be made clear).7- Doubt between four and six rak‘ats or between four and more than six rak‘ats. 8- Doubts in the number of rak‘ats in prayer when one does not know how many rak‘ats he has performed.
