What is the ruling on the prayer of one who suffers from waswasah (whispers) and repeats his wudu' and prayer more than once?
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Question:
I suffer from waswasah (whispers). I perform wudu' once, then I repeat the wudu' and repeat it more than two or three times, believing that I forgot something. Even in prayer, I repeat the recitation once and again because of this waswasah. Is my prayer accepted, and what should I do?
Answer:
My brother, if you open the door to waswasah (whispers) for yourself, it will never end. You must seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and you must not pay attention to the waswasah. If you have performed wudu', that is enough; perform it and do not seek out doubts. If you enter into prayer, proceed with your prayer and do not seek out the whispers, and Allah will remove that from you, by the permission of Allah.
I suffer from waswasah (whispers). I perform wudu' once, then I repeat the wudu' and repeat it more than two or three times, believing that I forgot something. Even in prayer, I repeat the recitation once and again because of this waswasah. Is my prayer accepted, and what should I do?
Answer:
My brother, if you open the door to waswasah (whispers) for yourself, it will never end. You must seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and you must not pay attention to the waswasah. If you have performed wudu', that is enough; perform it and do not seek out doubts. If you enter into prayer, proceed with your prayer and do not seek out the whispers, and Allah will remove that from you, by the permission of Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة من يعاني من الوسوسة ويعيد الوضوء والصلاة أكثر من مرة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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