Whispers regarding the abandonment of the verbal pillars of prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: I stand before Allah the Exalted for prayer, and I am plagued by intrusive thoughts about my prayer, and I am not aware of myself until the imam has finished the prayer. I am certain that I did not perform the verbal pillars of the prayer, such as reciting Surat al-Fatihah or sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
This is waswas (intrusive thoughts); leave it alone as long as you entered the prayer with the imam and prayed with the Muslims from the beginning of the prayer to the end. You have fulfilled what is required of you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: I stand before Allah the Exalted for prayer, and I am plagued by intrusive thoughts about my prayer, and I am not aware of myself until the imam has finished the prayer. I am certain that I did not perform the verbal pillars of the prayer, such as reciting Surat al-Fatihah or sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
This is waswas (intrusive thoughts); leave it alone as long as you entered the prayer with the imam and prayed with the Muslims from the beginning of the prayer to the end. You have fulfilled what is required of you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن طائفة الموسوسين قد تحقق منهم طاعة الشيطان — islamhouse.com (56:47)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.