LessonsInvalidators of Prayer, Part 1: Items 1–24Quiz

12. Unnecessary throat-clearing that produces letters/speech-like sound in the legally relevant manner.
13. Saying sounds such as “uff”.
14. Groaning.
15. Sighing/moaning.
16–17. Audible crying because of bodily pain or worldly calamity.

The text expressly excludes crying that rises from remembrance of Paradise or Hell. The legal distinction is therefore not simply “all crying breaks prayer.”

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Items 12–17: Throat Sounds, Groaning and Crying

Invalidators of Prayer, Part 1: Items 1–24

12. Unnecessary throat-clearing that produces letters/speech-like sound in the legally relevant manner.
13. Saying sounds such as “uff”.
14. Groaning.
15. Sighing/moaning.
16–17. Audible crying because of bodily pain or worldly calamity.

The text expressly excludes crying that rises from remembrance of Paradise or Hell. The legal distinction is therefore not simply “all crying breaks prayer.”