Treating Whispers in Ritual Purity and Prayer
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Question:
The last question from the two brothers in this episode says: When I stand up for prayer, I sometimes feel whispers. Is there any sin on me for these whispers that overtake me against my will? And is there a complete cure for them? We ask for guidance. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, you must seek refuge in Allah from Satan. You must strive to fight the enemy of Allah, Satan, for the whisperer is from Satan, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: : [An-Nas:1-4]. So the Muslim seeks refuge in Allah from his evil and his stings in prayer and elsewhere. If you are afflicted by whispers, you must seek refuge in Allah from Satan, and strive to turn to Allah in your prayer, with your heart present before Allah, reflecting on the Book of Allah and on the prayer you are in, so that you occupy yourself with this and are distracted from the whispers of Satan. And if the need arises to seek refuge in Him while you are in prayer, seek refuge in Allah, spit to your left three times, and say: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Seek refuge in Allah from his evil, and spit to your left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when Uthman ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi complained to him of the abundance of whispers, and that Satan had confused his prayer, ordered him to spit to his left three times while in prayer, and to seek refuge in Allah from Satan. He said: "So I did, and that was removed from me."
So the believer should seek refuge in Allah from Satan in prayer and outside of it. If he is afflicted by it, he should have strength and care in turning to Allah... before Allah, until he is safe from the enemy of Allah. And if he doubts whether he performed ablution or not, and he sees that he performed ablution, he does not repeat the ablution. If he prayed and he knows that he prayed, he does not repeat the prayer. If he washed his face and he knows that he washed his face, he does not repeat washing his face. He washes his hands, and so on. He does not obey Satan in the whispers that harm him and hurt him. He fights him with strength, and seeks refuge in Allah from his schemes and stings with strength, until he is safe from his evil and schemes. And Allah is the One to be asked for help. Yes.
The presenter : Allah is the One to be sought for help. May Allah reward you with good.
The last question from the two brothers in this episode says: When I stand up for prayer, I sometimes feel whispers. Is there any sin on me for these whispers that overtake me against my will? And is there a complete cure for them? We ask for guidance. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, you must seek refuge in Allah from Satan. You must strive to fight the enemy of Allah, Satan, for the whisperer is from Satan, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: :
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind, (4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِSo the believer should seek refuge in Allah from Satan in prayer and outside of it. If he is afflicted by it, he should have strength and care in turning to Allah... before Allah, until he is safe from the enemy of Allah. And if he doubts whether he performed ablution or not, and he sees that he performed ablution, he does not repeat the ablution. If he prayed and he knows that he prayed, he does not repeat the prayer. If he washed his face and he knows that he washed his face, he does not repeat washing his face. He washes his hands, and so on. He does not obey Satan in the whispers that harm him and hurt him. He fights him with strength, and seeks refuge in Allah from his schemes and stings with strength, until he is safe from his evil and schemes. And Allah is the One to be asked for help. Yes.
The presenter : Allah is the One to be sought for help. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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