Does a person have to be patient with intrusive thoughts regarding ritual purity and prayer, or what is obligatory for them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The last question is from a sister who says: Honorable Shaykh, I praise Allah, I maintain my acts of worship, my voluntary prayers, and my obligatory prayers, but I suffer from this intrusive thought regarding ritual purity and prayer, even though I struggle against it. Will I be rewarded for my patience with it?
Answer:
Do not be patient with the intrusive thoughts, but you must seek treatment for the intrusive thoughts. If this intrusive thought is due to a psychological illness, then consult the doctors about it. And if this is not a psychological illness, but rather it is from Satan, then you must seek refuge in Allah from Satan. Whenever you experience these disturbing thoughts, seek refuge in Allah, say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, from his whispering, his blowing, and his spitting. Then reject this intrusive thought, and rely on what you have done and what you have completed of your prayer, your ablution, and other acts of worship. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The last question is from a sister who says: Honorable Shaykh, I praise Allah, I maintain my acts of worship, my voluntary prayers, and my obligatory prayers, but I suffer from this intrusive thought regarding ritual purity and prayer, even though I struggle against it. Will I be rewarded for my patience with it?
Answer:
Do not be patient with the intrusive thoughts, but you must seek treatment for the intrusive thoughts. If this intrusive thought is due to a psychological illness, then consult the doctors about it. And if this is not a psychological illness, but rather it is from Satan, then you must seek refuge in Allah from Satan. Whenever you experience these disturbing thoughts, seek refuge in Allah, say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, from his whispering, his blowing, and his spitting. Then reject this intrusive thought, and rely on what you have done and what you have completed of your prayer, your ablution, and other acts of worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصبر الإنسان على الوساوس في الطهارة والصلاة، أم ماذا يجب عليه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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