Do Doubts About Sujood and Covered Hair Affect the Validity of Salah?

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I had doubt whether or not I said rabbighfirlee in between sujood but overcame it and for the same prayer I doubted if my nose bone touched the ground in sujood and now for the same prayer I have doubt whether or not a part of my hair was showing as I was wearing a chiffon scarf but I think from a far you can’t tell and it was a part of my hair that is leftover from the bun I tied it in and it can’t be seen when it was on my black top but it could be seen if it was on my green cardigan - what is considered 1/4 of hair showing because I’m overthinking about this and I don’t know if my prayer is valid.

Mufti Tosif Qasmi · Accepted Answer

If such doubts arise after the prayer, the principle in Islamic law is that they are not given attention. As long as there is no certainty, a prayer is not considered invalid based only on doubt.

Therefore, if you only doubt whether you recited “Rabbighfir li” between the two prostrations, or whether your nose touched the ground in sujood, or whether a small part of your hair was showing, these doubts do not invalidate the prayer.

Similarly, regarding the hair, if it is not certain that a clear amount (about one-quarter) was exposed, the prayer is still considered valid.

Therefore, in this situation your prayer is valid, and you should avoid repeatedly dwelling on such doubts.

Do Doubts About Sujood and Covered Hair Affect the Validity of Salah?

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