Distinguishing Between Whispers and Forgetfulness in Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: How do I know that this doubt I experience during prayer is a whisper (waswasah) that I should ignore, or is it forgetfulness for which I should prostrate or go back and perform the missed act?
Answer:
It is forgetfulness, not a whisper. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has prescribed for us to prostrate for forgetfulness, either to make up for a deficiency or to humiliate Satan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: How do I know that this doubt I experience during prayer is a whisper (waswasah) that I should ignore, or is it forgetfulness for which I should prostrate or go back and perform the missed act?
Answer:
It is forgetfulness, not a whisper. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has prescribed for us to prostrate for forgetfulness, either to make up for a deficiency or to humiliate Satan. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده : أنه يُحسّن إلى أرباب التخلي والزهد والرياضة العمل بها — islamhouse.com (1:13:43)
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