The ruling on one who abandons prayer due to intrusive thoughts
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Question:
Moving on to this question. One of the sisters says that she is a woman afflicted with intrusive thoughts in her prayer, and as a result of these intrusive thoughts, she abandons prayer for several days, which may extend to weeks. She fasted Ramadan without praying, and she is now asking what is required of her, how she should make up the prayers she abandoned, and what the treatment is for this condition? May Allah reward you with good. This time it is a young married woman, and she is asking you for a solution to this issue.
Answer:
If the intrusive thoughts overwhelm her and she has no choice but to abandon it, she is a sick person who abandoned this act due to mental and psychological illness, so her mind is absent and not with her. And when the mind is absent, the obligation is lifted; the obligation is lifted. However, if the intrusive thoughts are slight, she perceives them and her mind is with her, then it is not permissible for her to abandon prayer and fasting. Rather, she must seek refuge in Allah from the whispering Satan, increase in the remembrance of Allah, recite the morning and evening adhkar, and recite the Qur'an, and not pay attention to the intrusive thoughts, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will remove them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Moving on to this question. One of the sisters says that she is a woman afflicted with intrusive thoughts in her prayer, and as a result of these intrusive thoughts, she abandons prayer for several days, which may extend to weeks. She fasted Ramadan without praying, and she is now asking what is required of her, how she should make up the prayers she abandoned, and what the treatment is for this condition? May Allah reward you with good. This time it is a young married woman, and she is asking you for a solution to this issue.
Answer:
If the intrusive thoughts overwhelm her and she has no choice but to abandon it, she is a sick person who abandoned this act due to mental and psychological illness, so her mind is absent and not with her. And when the mind is absent, the obligation is lifted; the obligation is lifted. However, if the intrusive thoughts are slight, she perceives them and her mind is with her, then it is not permissible for her to abandon prayer and fasting. Rather, she must seek refuge in Allah from the whispering Satan, increase in the remembrance of Allah, recite the morning and evening adhkar, and recite the Qur'an, and not pay attention to the intrusive thoughts, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will remove them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/270 — archive.org (8:17)
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