A somewhat upright girl, so I am maintaining the prayers and the regular voluntary prayers - praise be to Allah - and I try to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner : I stand in night prayer. Usually, my heart breaks when I hear some verses of warning and verses of promise about Paradise. You see me crying and weeping loudly. By Allah, I love the people of religion and obedience, and I hate the people of sins with the greatest hatred. I am not one of the girls who waste their time watching television or reading newspapers and magazines. I am not of that sort at all. My problem is that I am overcome by a strange feeling at times, especially when I am praying or reading the Qur'an. I feel that my chest becomes very tight, and that something is pressing on my chest. You see Satan whispering to me with several whispers and questions, and many questions and inquiries concerning religion. So I get up and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, and I do more than that. But Satan remains with me, and I cannot get rid of him, which leads me at times to abandon the act of worship I am engaged in. Now, O honorable Shaykh, I am afraid, with the greatest fear, that Satan will gain power over me and shake my religion and my creed. So what is the way to be saved from him? Guide me, and may Allah guide you in this world and the Hereafter, and may Allah gather us and you and all the Muslims in His abode of honor?
The Shaykh : Amen. The reality is that these whispers have a cause and they have a cure. They are undoubtedly an illness; they are undoubtedly an illness. They need a cure. This illness has a cause. Its cause is that when Satan sees a person's uprightness in the religion of Allah, he tries by all means to turn him away from the path of Allah. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said - meaning about Satan - he said about Satan:[Al-A'raf 7:16-17]. And an enemy to you who sits in your way on the straight path of Allah. And he comes to you from every direction; there is no doubt that he wants to destroy you and ruin you. But Satan only comes to the upright one, the upright among men and women. As for the one who is not upright, Satan has found rest from him; he never comes to him. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said, and the Companions complained to him about that, he said: . - Listen, my brother -. The pure, the pure of everything, the pure that is not mixed with anything. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: meaning: its pure essence. Even though he is in a state of whispering. But the believer repels this and hates this. If he were asked about what is in his heart: Do you believe it? He would say: I seek refuge in Allah! I flee from it as I flee from a lion, or more so. But Satan whispers to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned two cures for this ailment. Or if you wish, say: a compound cure consisting of two things: seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, and turning away, meaning: ignoring it, that a person overlooks this and occupies himself with his deeds and acts of worship. And then it will disappear. Seeking refuge in Allah is that you say, while being in need of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, knowing that He alone is the One who is able to protect you, you say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. What is the second? Turning away, stopping. Leave it as if it never happened. And then it will disappear from you. It is mentioned that the Jews said to Ibn 'Abbas or Ibn Mas'ud - yes, it is mentioned that the Jews said to the Ansar around them and others: We do not have whispers in our prayer, meaning: we do not think. So it was said to Ibn Mas'ud or Ibn 'Abbas: The Jews say: We do not think. He said: ? What does he do? Nothing. If the heart is in ruins, he does not try to demolish it. But if the heart is filled with the remembrance of Allah, obedience to Allah, and fear of Allah, then Satan attacks it.
So I say to this questioner: May Allah bless her in her worship and her deeds. And she should turn away from this completely and forget it after seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Then, that does not harm her, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:. And praise be to Allah for His blessings that such disturbing and terrifying whispers do not harm us, praise be to Allah. We ask Allah for steadfastness for us and for you. Yes.
The Shaykh : Amen. The reality is that these whispers have a cause and they have a cure. They are undoubtedly an illness; they are undoubtedly an illness. They need a cure. This illness has a cause. Its cause is that when Satan sees a person's uprightness in the religion of Allah, he tries by all means to turn him away from the path of Allah. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said - meaning about Satan - he said about Satan:
Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path. (17) Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left
فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَنْ شَمَائِلِهِمْHave you found this? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: That is the pure faith
أوجدتم هذا؟ قالوا : نعم يا رسول الله. قال : ذاك صريح الإيمانThis is the pure faith
إن هذا صريح الإيمانThat is pure faith.
ذاك صريح الإيمانBe truthful, be truthful. And what can Satan do with a heart in ruins
صدقوا، صدقوا. وما يصنع الشيطان بقلب خرابSo I say to this questioner: May Allah bless her in her worship and her deeds. And she should turn away from this completely and forget it after seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Then, that does not harm her, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
