If after performing prayers one doubts whether or not he has performed an act that invalidates prayers, his prayer is valid. [1] For example, if during prayers a person realises that someone is knocking on the door of the house, and in order to draw the attention of one of his family members to this, he says ‘allāhu akbar’ with the intention of it meaning ‘someone is at the door’ and not as a dhikr, his prayer is invalid.
Similarly, if when he says ‘allāhu akbar’ he intends it to mean two things: ‘someone is at the door’ and ‘Allah is greater’, then again his prayer is invalid. [2] Although as mentioned in Ruling 1078, it is disapproved to recite the Qur’an in sajdah. [3] Dhimmīs are People of the Book (ahl al‑kitāb) – i.e. Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians – who have entered into a dhimmah treaty, i.e. an agreement that gives them rights as protected subjects in an Islamic state.
THINGS THAT ARE DISAPPROVED (MAKRŪH) IN PRAYERS ṢALAWĀT العربية فارسی اردو English Azərbaycan Türkçe Français