How to spit to the left when experiencing waswasah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one wants to spit to his left, is it obligatory for him to turn and then spit?
Answer:
He does not turn, meaning he turns only slightly to his left, and this does not harm him. A slight turn does not harm him. If he is not in the mosque, he spits to his left. If he is in the mosque, he spits into his garment or into a handkerchief. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one wants to spit to his left, is it obligatory for him to turn and then spit?
Answer:
He does not turn, meaning he turns only slightly to his left, and this does not harm him. A slight turn does not harm him. If he is not in the mosque, he spits to his left. If he is in the mosque, he spits into his garment or into a handkerchief. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (44:06)
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