{"_id":"66ef91ab39945b40a2cbedf7","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone laughs during Salah but they don’t interrupt their Salah and try to hold it in, and make Sajdat as-Sahu after, is that Salah valid?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone laughs during Salah but they don’t interrupt their Salah and try to hold it in, and make Sajdat as-Sahu after, is that Salah valid?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"In the event of laughing during salah, the impact on the validity of the prayer depends on the nature of the laughter and any sounds produced.\\n\\nIf you intentionally laugh during salah and the sound of two or more letters is uttered consecutively, your salah becomes invalid—not because of the laughter itself, but because of the utterance of distinct letters. However, if you laughed and the sounds you made were not distinguishable as letters, then your salah remains valid. In other words, it is not the laughter itself that invalidates the prayer, but the articulation of letters. If you were overcome by laughter and unable to hold it in, you are permitted to utter six or fewer words without invalidating your salah, though it is recommended to perform sajdat al-sahw (the prostration of forgetfulness).\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":156}],"createdOn":"2024-09-22T03:40:27.243Z"}