Answered by SunniPath Answer Service Team
sometimes when praying salah alone, my mind drifts to worldly matters for a few seconds even though I am reciting salah. e.g. half way thru fatiha. then when I reach the surah, I fear I may have not ended fatiha correctly. or during second sajdah, I wonder if the first one had the tasbihs read correct what do you do in such situations? ignore the drifts and carry on? or start again?
Answer:
In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate
Don’t pay any attention to these thoughts–they occur to all of us.
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And Allah alone gives success.