Doubt about Reciting the Blessing Borei Nefashot
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Question
I drank a glass of water and I don't remember if I recited the final blessing. Am I obligated to recite the blessing out of doubt?
Answer
It is forbidden to recite a blessing out of doubt. If you have the opportunity to eat or drink something for which the final blessing is Borei Nefashot (and not water unless you are thirsty), recite the first blessing, eat, and then recite the blessing for both. If you do not have this opportunity, recite the blessing in thought.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 184, which states that in cases of doubt regarding blessings, one should be lenient. Rabbi Akiva Eiger's commentary there mentions the advice of reciting in thought.