Guidance for one who has obsessive doubts regarding ablution
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Question:
This questioner—O Shaykh—says in his question: I often repeat my ablution during my prayer. Is this permissible for me, since I doubt my ablution? And what do you advise me to do, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be wary of obsessive doubts. If you perform ablution, do not repeat it. If you pray, do not repeat the prayer. Leave the obsessive doubts alone. Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. If you perform ablution, praise be to Allah. Do not obey Shaytan. If you pray, praise be to Allah. Do not obey Shaytan. If the doubts overcome you, spit to your left, even if you are in prayer. Spit to your left three times. Say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Turn slightly to your left toward your face, and spit... Say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
Likewise, increase seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, even outside of prayer, from obsessive doubts. Because if the enemy sees softness from you, he will hope for you and harass you with obsessive doubts, O your enemy. So it is obligatory to be wary of him [Fatir:6].
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh! In truth, in our time, many are those who suffer from repeating the prayer and repeating the ablution. What is the correct guidance for them? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: It is all due to their obedience to Shaytan. It is all due to their weakness. If they were strong, they would overcome the enemy of Allah. It is obligatory for them to be strong, to oppose the enemy of Allah, to seek refuge in Allah from him, and not to be soft with the obsessive doubts. If he performs ablution and then says, "I am afraid I did not do such-and-such," no, he does not return to it. "I am afraid I did not rinse my mouth," "I am afraid I did not inhale water into my nose..." After you perform ablution, the ablution is complete, and praise be to Allah.
Or if he prays and then says, "I am afraid I... I left something out," "I am afraid I did such-and-such," no, if he prays, praise be to Allah, the prayer is finished. He should consider it complete and leave these obsessive doubts.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
This questioner—O Shaykh—says in his question: I often repeat my ablution during my prayer. Is this permissible for me, since I doubt my ablution? And what do you advise me to do, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be wary of obsessive doubts. If you perform ablution, do not repeat it. If you pray, do not repeat the prayer. Leave the obsessive doubts alone. Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. If you perform ablution, praise be to Allah. Do not obey Shaytan. If you pray, praise be to Allah. Do not obey Shaytan. If the doubts overcome you, spit to your left, even if you are in prayer. Spit to your left three times. Say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Turn slightly to your left toward your face, and spit... Say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
Likewise, increase seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, even outside of prayer, from obsessive doubts. Because if the enemy sees softness from you, he will hope for you and harass you with obsessive doubts, O your enemy. So it is obligatory to be wary of him
Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy.
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّاThe presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh! In truth, in our time, many are those who suffer from repeating the prayer and repeating the ablution. What is the correct guidance for them? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: It is all due to their obedience to Shaytan. It is all due to their weakness. If they were strong, they would overcome the enemy of Allah. It is obligatory for them to be strong, to oppose the enemy of Allah, to seek refuge in Allah from him, and not to be soft with the obsessive doubts. If he performs ablution and then says, "I am afraid I did not do such-and-such," no, he does not return to it. "I am afraid I did not rinse my mouth," "I am afraid I did not inhale water into my nose..." After you perform ablution, the ablution is complete, and praise be to Allah.
Or if he prays and then says, "I am afraid I... I left something out," "I am afraid I did such-and-such," no, if he prays, praise be to Allah, the prayer is finished. He should consider it complete and leave these obsessive doubts.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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