The Ruling on Whispers During Prayer
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Question:
As for the matter of overthinking, Honorable Shaykh, I am actually suffering from a headache, and I think a lot when I enter the prayer. I do not know if I am praying four or five rak'ahs. Does this overthinking and the addition to the prayer invalidate my prayer, and what is obligatory for me?
Answer:
What you cannot control, which comes upon you without your intention, you are not held accountable for.[Al-Baqarah 2:286] So you pray according to your condition, and you try to bring your mind and heart to the prayer as much as possible. If a thought occurs to you, you reject it and return to your prayer. This will not harm you, if Allah wills. Yes.
As for the matter of overthinking, Honorable Shaykh, I am actually suffering from a headache, and I think a lot when I enter the prayer. I do not know if I am praying four or five rak'ahs. Does this overthinking and the addition to the prayer invalidate my prayer, and what is obligatory for me?
Answer:
What you cannot control, which comes upon you without your intention, you are not held accountable for.
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/004 — archive.org (16:30)
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