The Meaning of Satan Interrupting the Prophet’s Prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is the interruption referred to here the invalidation of the prayer? And what about the excessive whispers?
The Shaykh:
It means that he prevents the Messenger from his prayer, so that he does not become humble in it, and he prevents him from his recitation, so that he is unable to continue in it.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and just as…
The Shaykh:
The prayer referred to here is the recitation; because recitation is called prayer? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
A devil slipped out on me yesterday and tried to interrupt my prayer
إن شيطانا تفلت علي البارحة فأراد أن يقطع علي صلاتيThe Shaykh:
It means that he prevents the Messenger from his prayer, so that he does not become humble in it, and he prevents him from his recitation, so that he is unable to continue in it.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and just as…
The Shaykh:
The prayer referred to here is the recitation; because recitation is called prayer? Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:02:29)
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