What is the ruling for a man who, whenever he stands to worship, Satan comes to him and says, “Leave it so that you do not get bored of it”?
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Question : And a person comes and is in worship, and [Satan] whispers to him, saying, “You are the rebel now,” so he leaves the worship. And in every act of worship he performs, Iblis comes in this manner, and he leaves all acts of worship. How does he distinguish?
Answer : The criterion is that no one gets bored of the regular voluntary prayers, for example, the two rak'ahs after Maghrib. No one gets bored, and no questioner is one who has not done good in the past. But if he sits, for example, from 'Isha' until Fajr to perform the late-night prayer, he gets bored and tired. A person is training himself; he is training himself.
Answer : The criterion is that no one gets bored of the regular voluntary prayers, for example, the two rak'ahs after Maghrib. No one gets bored, and no questioner is one who has not done good in the past. But if he sits, for example, from 'Isha' until Fajr to perform the late-night prayer, he gets bored and tired. A person is training himself; he is training himself.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1831 - 4600 ماذا على رجل كلما قام لعبادة جاءه الشيطان وقال له أتركها حتى لا تمل منها؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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