Testifying to the faith of the one who is consistent with the congregation and explaining the treatment of obsessive thoughts
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. He says: As for a man who frequently attends the mosque and maintains the prayers at their times, do we testify to his faith? As far as we can see,
The Shaykh:
Yes, we testify that he is accustomed to the mosque and that he will maintain the congregational prayer, and we testify to his goodness outwardly, as far as we can see.
The presenter:
This
The questioner:
The questioner Abu Shuhdah says: My brother is a righteous man, but Satan whispers to him with great whispers, and he asks us questions that we are perplexed by, or by which the mind is perplexed. He is afraid and anxious, and he says these questions are against his will. So how do you advise someone like this?
The Shaykh:
We advise him to leave these whispers and these questions, and to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and not to be carried away by them or react to them.
May Allah reward you with good. He says: As for a man who frequently attends the mosque and maintains the prayers at their times, do we testify to his faith? As far as we can see,
The Shaykh:
Yes, we testify that he is accustomed to the mosque and that he will maintain the congregational prayer, and we testify to his goodness outwardly, as far as we can see.
The presenter:
This
The questioner:
The questioner Abu Shuhdah says: My brother is a righteous man, but Satan whispers to him with great whispers, and he asks us questions that we are perplexed by, or by which the mind is perplexed. He is afraid and anxious, and he says these questions are against his will. So how do you advise someone like this?
The Shaykh:
We advise him to leave these whispers and these questions, and to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and not to be carried away by them or react to them.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/149 — archive.org (4:32)
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