Dealing with intrusive thoughts during prayer
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the intrusive thoughts that come to me while I am trying to pray and fulfill my obligatory duties, but these thoughts distance me from my religion. So, during the obligatory prayers, they come to me and keep me from being humble. Do I get a reward if I repel them? Am I rewarded?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you not to pay attention to them and to cut off the intrusive thoughts. You should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, stay away from them, and cut them off completely. Do not continue with them, and they will not harm you, by the permission of Allah.
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the intrusive thoughts that come to me while I am trying to pray and fulfill my obligatory duties, but these thoughts distance me from my religion. So, during the obligatory prayers, they come to me and keep me from being humble. Do I get a reward if I repel them? Am I rewarded?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you not to pay attention to them and to cut off the intrusive thoughts. You should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, stay away from them, and cut them off completely. Do not continue with them, and they will not harm you, by the permission of Allah.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/213 — archive.org (13:39)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.