Your statement, or their statement, that the default is the non-performance of this obligatory act; we need an explanation for this?
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The questioner : Your statement, or their statement, that the default is the non-performance of this obligatory act.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We need an explanation for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, if a person is unsure whether he sat for the first tashahhud and recited it, or whether he did not sit, is the default that he sat, or is the default that he did not sit? Of course, if we are unsure about the existence of something or its absence, the default is absence.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the default.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And on this basis, the default is that he did not sit; the default is that he did not sit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he performs the prostration.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But we note that if a person is prone to frequent doubts, his doubt is not considered, because frequent doubts lead to waswas (whispers of Satan). If a person turns away from them and leaves them alone, that does not harm him. The doubt is not considered if doubts are frequent with a person, whether in his prayer or his wudu. Likewise, if the doubt occurs after he has finished the act of worship, it is not considered unless he is certain about what he doubted.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We need an explanation for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, if a person is unsure whether he sat for the first tashahhud and recited it, or whether he did not sit, is the default that he sat, or is the default that he did not sit? Of course, if we are unsure about the existence of something or its absence, the default is absence.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the default.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And on this basis, the default is that he did not sit; the default is that he did not sit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he performs the prostration.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But we note that if a person is prone to frequent doubts, his doubt is not considered, because frequent doubts lead to waswas (whispers of Satan). If a person turns away from them and leaves them alone, that does not harm him. The doubt is not considered if doubts are frequent with a person, whether in his prayer or his wudu. Likewise, if the doubt occurs after he has finished the act of worship, it is not considered unless he is certain about what he doubted.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.