Treating Obsessions in Ablution
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am frequently afflicted with obsessions during ablution; sometimes I miss the prayer because of it. What is the solution to this?
Answer:
The solution to this is that you seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and you increase in seeking refuge and in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You should dismiss the obsession and not pay attention to it. Once you have performed ablution, it is complete; your ablution is not invalidated except by certainty of a state of ritual impurity. Certainty is not removed except by certainty; it is not removed by doubt. This is a principle that provides relief for those who suffer from obsessions. Therefore, one should not pay attention to doubt after the completion of purity. The default is the continuation of purity, and praise be to Allah, as long as one is not certain that an invalidator of ablution has occurred. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am frequently afflicted with obsessions during ablution; sometimes I miss the prayer because of it. What is the solution to this?
Answer:
The solution to this is that you seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and you increase in seeking refuge and in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You should dismiss the obsession and not pay attention to it. Once you have performed ablution, it is complete; your ablution is not invalidated except by certainty of a state of ritual impurity. Certainty is not removed except by certainty; it is not removed by doubt. This is a principle that provides relief for those who suffer from obsessions. Therefore, one should not pay attention to doubt after the completion of purity. The default is the continuation of purity, and praise be to Allah, as long as one is not certain that an invalidator of ablution has occurred. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (1:00:43)
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