Dealing with Waswas (whispers) during Wudu
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Question:
This questioner says: Her sister is actually suffering from the issue of waswas (whispers) during wudu. She stays in the bathroom for more than an hour. Does this affect her wudu? And the second obligatory prayer may arrive while she is still performing wudu for the first one.
Answer:
This is a chronic illness, and may Allah protect us from it, the illness of obsessive thoughts (waswas), which has become widespread among many people. So whoever is afflicted with it should reject it and not pay attention to it; he should not heed the waswas and should seek refuge in Allah,[An-Nas 114:4] as mentioned in Surat al-Nas. The waswas is Shaytan, for it is he who brings the whispers to the person. So he should seek refuge in Allah from him, and he should recite this surah and seek refuge in Allah from him, and not pay attention to the waswas.
If the Muslim wants to purify himself, let him purify himself as Allah the Exalted has commanded him. This does not take him more than a short time. It does not take him a long time. He should not react to the waswas (whispers) and repeat the wudu. Whatever whisper comes, he should not reject it completely. He performs wudu the first time and that is enough. He is decisive and goes to prayer. And it will go away from him, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Her sister is actually suffering from the issue of waswas (whispers) during wudu. She stays in the bathroom for more than an hour. Does this affect her wudu? And the second obligatory prayer may arrive while she is still performing wudu for the first one.
Answer:
This is a chronic illness, and may Allah protect us from it, the illness of obsessive thoughts (waswas), which has become widespread among many people. So whoever is afflicted with it should reject it and not pay attention to it; he should not heed the waswas and should seek refuge in Allah,
From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِIf the Muslim wants to purify himself, let him purify himself as Allah the Exalted has commanded him. This does not take him more than a short time. It does not take him a long time. He should not react to the waswas (whispers) and repeat the wudu. Whatever whisper comes, he should not reject it completely. He performs wudu the first time and that is enough. He is decisive and goes to prayer. And it will go away from him, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/011 — archive.org (9:09)
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