Treating Obsessive Thoughts in Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: I am a man who prays, praise be to Allah, but I have some obsessions during prayer that sometimes make me doubt whether I have added or subtracted something. This usually happens even though I am careful to maintain the dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Please guide me to the appropriate way to get rid of this obsession. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What is prescribed for you is to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: I am a man who prays, praise be to Allah, but I have some obsessions during prayer that sometimes make me doubt whether I have added or subtracted something. This usually happens even though I am careful to maintain the dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Please guide me to the appropriate way to get rid of this obsession. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What is prescribed for you is to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan.
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٧ — archive.org (58:34)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.