If I am alone, I am often troubled by some bad thoughts. What do you advise me to do so that these thoughts stay away from me?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. As I told you, I work in a place far from the city and I am alone. When I am alone, I am often troubled by some thoughts that I wish would not come to my mind. What do you advise me to do so that these bad thoughts stay away from my thinking? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It appears that something of waswas (whispers) is affecting the righteous one. May Allah help him. He should repel it and not let it harm him, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
How is the repelling done, Shaykh Salih? By leaving it, raising it, and seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. May Allah reward you with good. Are there specific dhikr (remembrances) that help them stay away from these whispers and these thoughts?
The Shaykh:
Seeking refuge from the Shaytan who is present. All right. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:200]. And in the other verse, it is He who is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. [An-Nahl 16:98] One recites the Verse of the Throne, Surat al-Ikhlas, and the two chapters of seeking refuge, especially Surat al-Nas, for it contains seeking refuge from the evil of the whispering tempter. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
From the remembrance of Allah, for the remembrance of Allah gives life to the heart and drives Shaytan away from it.
The presenter:
What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good and may He do you good.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. As I told you, I work in a place far from the city and I am alone. When I am alone, I am often troubled by some thoughts that I wish would not come to my mind. What do you advise me to do so that these bad thoughts stay away from my thinking? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It appears that something of waswas (whispers) is affecting the righteous one. May Allah help him. He should repel it and not let it harm him, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
How is the repelling done, Shaykh Salih? By leaving it, raising it, and seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. May Allah reward you with good. Are there specific dhikr (remembrances) that help them stay away from these whispers and these thoughts?
The Shaykh:
Seeking refuge from the Shaytan who is present. All right. Allah the Exalted said:
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ[first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
From the remembrance of Allah, for the remembrance of Allah gives life to the heart and drives Shaytan away from it.
The presenter:
What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا كنت بمفردي تنتابني كثيرا بعض الأفكار السيئة، بماذا تنصحونني حتى تبتعد عني هذه الأفكار؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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