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

18. Saying يَرْحَمُكَ الله to a person who sneezes.
19. Answering a question about whether there is a rival to Allah by saying لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله as the reply.
20. Responding to bad news with Istirja' as an answer.
21. Responding to good news with الْحَمْدُ لِلَّه as an answer.
22–23. Responding to surprise with سُبْحَانَ الله or لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله when intended as the answer.
24. Any Quranic wording deliberately intended as an answer to another person's request — the text gives the example of reciting “O Yahya, take the Book” to someone asking for a book.

The issue is the intention to use the utterance as interpersonal speech, not the sacred wording by itself.

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Items 18–24: Replies and Deliberate Message-Responses

Invalidators of Prayer, Part 1: Items 1–24

18. Saying يَرْحَمُكَ الله to a person who sneezes.
19. Answering a question about whether there is a rival to Allah by saying لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله as the reply.
20. Responding to bad news with Istirja' as an answer.
21. Responding to good news with الْحَمْدُ لِلَّه as an answer.
22–23. Responding to surprise with سُبْحَانَ الله or لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله when intended as the answer.
24. Any Quranic wording deliberately intended as an answer to another person's request — the text gives the example of reciting “O Yahya, take the Book” to someone asking for a book.

The issue is the intention to use the utterance as interpersonal speech, not the sacred wording by itself.