Whispers in matters of religion: What are their causes and what is their cure?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O honorable Shaykh, and may He reward you. My question is: I have a brother who is in the beginning of his commitment, and I ask Allah for his steadfastness.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He is in the beginning of his commitment, and I ask Allah for his steadfastness.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : However, he suffers from Satanic whispers, and all of these whispers are in matters of his religion. He is currently in a psychological state that has led him to visit hospitals. He went to a Shaykh who recited over him and told him that these are whispers and that, if Allah wills, they will go away and disappear, but to no avail. So what is your advice? And does he sin, O honorable Shaykh, because of these whispers, even if he does not speak them? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Give your brother good news that what he finds in his heart is pure faith, because Satan had previously played with him and he slipped out of his religion and did not feel anything, because Satan was at ease and nothing entered him. When he turned toward commitment, Satan then attacked him to corrupt his religion and divert him from his commitment. So give him good news that this is clear faith, and he should not pay attention to it, and he does not sin because of it, he does not sin because of it, even if Satan says to him what he cannot speak, and he also cannot speak it. Let him seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan and let him stop, and then it will be removed from him, because Allah says:[An-Nisa 4:76] Satan plots against the son of Adam; when he sees him committed, he plots against him with whispers that lead him to doubt, and I seek refuge in Allah from that. Let him seek refuge in Allah and let him stop, and by the permission of Allah, nothing will harm him. Because the one who prescribed this medicine for us—answer me, who is he?—is the most knowledgeable of people about the cure for these matters, and he is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He commanded us that when we feel these whispers, we should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan and stop. That is it, Satan dies and commits suicide. So give him this good news and tell him: do not pay attention to that thing.
When the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, he stands up, performs wudu', and prays, even if all the whispers are in his heart, even if he feels that he is not praying and that he is not praying for anyone. Did you understand? If he does this, it will not harm him, and if Allah wills, there is no evil for him. If he takes this medicine from this physician who knows the medicine and the disease, let him be given good news of recovery. After that, after that.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He is in the beginning of his commitment, and I ask Allah for his steadfastness.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : However, he suffers from Satanic whispers, and all of these whispers are in matters of his religion. He is currently in a psychological state that has led him to visit hospitals. He went to a Shaykh who recited over him and told him that these are whispers and that, if Allah wills, they will go away and disappear, but to no avail. So what is your advice? And does he sin, O honorable Shaykh, because of these whispers, even if he does not speak them? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Give your brother good news that what he finds in his heart is pure faith, because Satan had previously played with him and he slipped out of his religion and did not feel anything, because Satan was at ease and nothing entered him. When he turned toward commitment, Satan then attacked him to corrupt his religion and divert him from his commitment. So give him good news that this is clear faith, and he should not pay attention to it, and he does not sin because of it, he does not sin because of it, even if Satan says to him what he cannot speak, and he also cannot speak it. Let him seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan and let him stop, and then it will be removed from him, because Allah says:
Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.
إِنَّ كَيْدَ الشَّيْطَانِ كَانَ ضَعِيفاًWhen the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, he stands up, performs wudu', and prays, even if all the whispers are in his heart, even if he feels that he is not praying and that he is not praying for anyone. Did you understand? If he does this, it will not harm him, and if Allah wills, there is no evil for him. If he takes this medicine from this physician who knows the medicine and the disease, let him be given good news of recovery. After that, after that.