Treating Whispers in Prayer
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The questioner:
He says: My brother, while I am praying in any prayer, up to now some whispers have still been affecting me, and I think about worldly matters, even though I am listening to the imam’s recitation as he reads. I strain all my thoughts toward the prayer, but as I mentioned to you, this is my condition. Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is something that frequently occurs among those who pray. However, what is obligatory for the Muslim is to resist it, to try to bring his heart to the prayer, and to drive away Satan. This is the duty of the Muslim. There is no doubt that Satan seeks to overpower the Muslim in his prayer to ruin it for him and distract him from it. Therefore, the Muslim must seek refuge in Allah at the beginning of his prayer, after the opening supplication. If whispers or worries come to him, he should drive them away, remember his prayer, and remember the greatness of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and that he is standing before Him. Then he should drive away Satan. It is obligatory for the Muslim to resist this, strive against it, and abandon his whispers. If Allah wills, it will not harm him. If Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
The fact that the questioner feels this and fears it is evidence of faith and evidence of his concern for his prayer.
He says: My brother, while I am praying in any prayer, up to now some whispers have still been affecting me, and I think about worldly matters, even though I am listening to the imam’s recitation as he reads. I strain all my thoughts toward the prayer, but as I mentioned to you, this is my condition. Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is something that frequently occurs among those who pray. However, what is obligatory for the Muslim is to resist it, to try to bring his heart to the prayer, and to drive away Satan. This is the duty of the Muslim. There is no doubt that Satan seeks to overpower the Muslim in his prayer to ruin it for him and distract him from it. Therefore, the Muslim must seek refuge in Allah at the beginning of his prayer, after the opening supplication. If whispers or worries come to him, he should drive them away, remember his prayer, and remember the greatness of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and that he is standing before Him. Then he should drive away Satan. It is obligatory for the Muslim to resist this, strive against it, and abandon his whispers. If Allah wills, it will not harm him. If Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
The fact that the questioner feels this and fears it is evidence of faith and evidence of his concern for his prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، علاج الوسوسة في الصلاة – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.