{"_id":"682cea34876da00a305f02a6","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should I repeat my salah if I found a dead bug on me after praying?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I prayed and then found a dead bug on my foot that was not there when I started. Should I repeat my salah?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If you noticed the dead bug after finishing your prayer and you are not certain that it was there while you were praying, then your prayer is valid, because we do not act on doubt, and doubt does not override certainty (al-yaqīn lā yazūlu bi’l-shakk).\\n\\nAlso, in the Shāfiʿī school of jurisprudence, there is the principle:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"al-aṣl fī kulli ḥādith taqdīruhu bi-aqrabi zaman\\\" “The default regarding any newly discovered matter is to assume it occurred at the closest possible time.”\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nSo, unless you are certain that the dead bug was present during your prayer, you assume it appeared after the prayer was completed. Therefore, your ṣalāh remains valid and does not need to be repeated.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":156},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327bd","tag":"Tahara: Impurities and Invalidators","count":52},{"_id":"668d9ffb0b76658b4c232aee","tag":"Contemporary Life: Animals","count":37},{"_id":"676ac011631b2ecff5b5cb60","tag":"Doubt","count":2}],"createdOn":"2025-05-20T20:46:44.726Z"}