A man who thinks a lot about worldly matters in his prayer: does he fall under the hadith "Woe to the slave of the dinar"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man often thinks about worldly matters, even in his prayer. Does this fall under the hadith "Woe to the slave of the dirham"?
Answer:
He has to seek refuge in Allah. He is not seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan at the beginning of his prayer for this reason, namely so that he turns to Allah and frees himself from other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If something of this kind comes to his heart, he rejects it and returns to his prayer, and it will not harm him, if Allah wills.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man often thinks about worldly matters, even in his prayer. Does this fall under the hadith "Woe to the slave of the dirham"?
Answer:
He has to seek refuge in Allah. He is not seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan at the beginning of his prayer for this reason, namely so that he turns to Allah and frees himself from other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If something of this kind comes to his heart, he rejects it and returns to his prayer, and it will not harm him, if Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [232 /641] رجل يفكر كثيرا بالدنيا في صلاته فهل يدخل في حديث "تعس عبد الدينار"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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