Whispers in Prayer and Doubt About the Number of Rak'ahs

The questioner:
Muhammad from Dammam, please go ahead with your question. Muhammad. Oh, Muhammad. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings. Good morning, Khalid. Welcome, may Allah keep you safe, please go ahead with your question. May Allah protect you, if Allah wills. You see, the voice keeps cutting out. Muhammad. How many times did you ask? Come on, please go ahead with your question. Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, sometimes Satan whispers to me that if I prayed 'Isha' it is as if I prayed three, and if I prayed 'Asr it is as if I prayed Maghrib for three rak'ahs, so this situation always repeats for me, O Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Okay, thank you. The second question, may Allah preserve you, O Khalid. Listen, please go ahead. Regarding if a person is praying, O long-lived one, and I want to join him in the congregation, but I do not know if he has called the iqamah or not, is it valid for me to call the iqamah between myself and myself? Okay, thank you very much, O Muhammad. May Allah bless you. Welcome, please, O Shaykh Salih, whispers in prayer?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the first question: if this is a persistent whisper that is always with you, do not pay attention to it; complete your prayer and do not pay attention to it. But if it is an occasional whisper and an occasional doubt, then if you are in doubt, you build upon certainty, which is the lesser number, and you complete your prayer and prostrate for forgetfulness. This is what is obligatory for you in this case. As for the whisper that is always with you and is always like this, do not pay attention to it, and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan at the beginning of the prayer, because seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan at the beginning of the prayer and after the opening supplication is a recommended practice, because it drives Satan away from you. Yes.