How does a woman deal with the whispers regarding wudu and the purity of her clothes?

Question : We have a call with us now, please go ahead. May Allah reward you, Shaykh. This is a woman on the line who says in her question that when she comes to pray, she struggles with the wudu, and also when purifying the clothes, when she touches them, she goes a second time and purifies them again. Is there any guidance regarding this questioner’s question and that of many of the sisters?

Answer : Yes, the guidance for this woman and those like her is to seek help from Allah against the accursed Shaytan. She should have a strong determination to resist this obsessive doubt. She should know that the default state is purity, and that the place of passage, the place of prayer, and the body remain pure unless one is certain of impurity. As for mere weakness, it is not a needle with which to prick, even if it actually happens. This applies to the questioner and whoever hears it, because if a person is drawn into these doubts, it leads to a great danger. Perhaps it will overtake him in his prayer, so that he is unable to establish the remembrance of the state of consecration (ihram) or to pray.
This woman should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and she should have a strong determination to repel these brothers. Also, she and others should be advised to be diligent in reading the prescribed adhkar, such as Ayat al-Kursi, the two verses at the end of Surat al-Baqarah, and Qul huwa Allahu ahad along with the two Mu’awwidhat. For whoever reads the prescribed adhkar about which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed, they serve as a protection for him from Shaytan.
But because many people today have turned away from reciting these prescribed supplications, or have started reciting bid'ah (religious innovation) supplications the Shaytan has gained power over them. Whispers, illusions, and fantasies. Until one of them, when he is afflicted with what is in the grave, says that there is possession by jinn, or some defect, or some sorcery in it. This is due to their turning away from the lawful supplications until the Shaytan took control of them. These great harms have occurred, and they have become, in the eyes of many people, as if they were realities, whereas in truth they are delusions with no basis.