Treating Obsessions in Prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, sometimes during some of my prayers, many whispers from Satan come to me that confuse my recitation. What is obligatory for me regarding these whispers? Is there a Shari'ah method to get rid of them?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Isra 17:45] meaning if you intend to [An-Nahl 16:98]. Seek refuge in Allah at the beginning of the recitation with a present heart, and Satan will never harm you. Yes.
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, sometimes during some of my prayers, many whispers from Satan come to me that confuse my recitation. What is obligatory for me regarding these whispers? Is there a Shari'ah method to get rid of them?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
And when you recite the Qur'an
وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَwhen you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أسئلة اللقاء المفتوح [29-7-1440] مع صاحب المعالي العلامة صالح بن فوزان الفوزان بجامع الرحمانية — youtube.com (18:00)
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