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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Guidance from the Shaykh for one afflicted with waswas to repeat wudu and prayer

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Question : She says that she intends to perform Hajj, if Allah wills, this year, but she suffers greatly from waswas. She repeats her wudu and repeats her prayer. She asks if there is any guidance from the Honorable Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah preserve him)?

Answer : Yes, our guidance for this is to say that this woman afflicted with waswas should increase her seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and let her have a firm resolve to abandon the waswas, and let her endure it, even if her chest feels tight.
For example, if she performs wudu and finishes it, she should not say, "I did not wash my face, I did not rinse my mouth, I did not sniff water." She should have a firm resolve and not think about anything. She should continue as she is, and her chest will feel tight, and she may cry, and her soul may be unable to leave the prayer because of the intensity of the tightness she feels, but this does not matter to her. So she seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan and stands for prayer and wudu, and does not indulge in waswas, and hastens away from all of this. She seeks help from Allah and abandons all of this, and asks Allah for help and healing from this illness. O Allah, amen.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2680- توجيه من الشيخ لمن اصيب بوسواس بأعادة الوضوء والصلاة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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