Peace be upon you. When I doubt the number of rak'ahs, such as the second or more, I thought that doubt does not invalidate the prayer if I entered the second prostration and doubted during that. However, I just learned that doubt invalidates the prayer if it begins before raising my head from the second prostration. What is the ruling on my prayers?
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Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
If the doubt occurs before completing the two prostrations, the prayer is invalidated and must be repeated. Completing the two prostrations is confirmed after raising the head from the second prostration, and it is not sufficient to merely finish the remembrance of the second prostration without raising the head.
Source: Fiqh of the Guardian: On the Rulings of Doubt in Prayer (2): Number of Rak'ahs
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
It is sufficient to enter the second prostration, even before raising the head from it. Therefore, your prayer is valid.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Doubt in the Number of Rak'ahs of the Obligatory Prayer
May you be successful in all good.